Toshitsugu

Toshitsugu

Toshitsugu Saito, Japanese politician
Pronunciation	toɕitsɯgɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tositugu (Kunrei-shiki) Tositugu (Nihon-shiki) Toshitsugu (Hepburn)

Toshitsugu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Toshitsugu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 敏次, "agile, next"
• 敏継, "agile, continue"
• 敏嗣, "agile, succession"
• 俊次, "talented, next"
• 俊継, "talented, continue"
• 俊嗣, "talented, succession"
• 利次, "benefit, next"
• 利継, "benefit, continue"
• 利嗣, "benefit, succession"
• 寿次, "long life, next"
• 寿継, "long life, continue"
• 寿嗣, "long life, succession"
• 年次, "year, next"
• 年継, "year, continue"
• 年嗣, "year, succession"
• 斗志二, "Big Dipper, intention, two"

The name can also be written in hiragana としつぐ or katakana トシツグ.

Notable people with the name

• Toshitsugu Maeda (前田 利次, 1617–1674), Japanese daimyō.
• Toshitsugu Saito (斉藤 斗志二, born 1944), Japanese politician.
• Toshitsugu Takamatsu (高松 寿嗣, 1889–1972), Japanese ninjutsu practitioner.