Toshiharu

Toshiharu

Pronunciation	toɕihaɾɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tosiharu (Kunrei-shiki) Tosiharu (Nihon-shiki) Toshiharu (Hepburn)

Toshiharu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Toshiharu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

• 敏治, "agile, to manage"
• 敏春, "agile, spring"
• 敏温, "agile, warm up"
• 敏晴, "agile, clear (weather)"
• 俊治, "talented, to manage"
• 俊春, "talented, spring"
• 俊温, "talented, warm up"
• 俊晴, "talented, clear (weather)"
• 利治, "benefit, to manage"
• 利春, "benefit, spring"
• 利温, "benefit, warm up"
• 利晴, "benefit, clear (weather)"
• 年治, "year, to manage"
• 年春, "year, spring"
• 寿治, "long life, to manage"
• 寿春, "long life, spring"

The name can also be written in hiragana としはる or katakana トシハル.

Notable people with the name

• Toshiharu Furukawa (古川 俊治, born 1963), Japanese medical doctor, attorney, and politician of the Liberal Democratic Party.
• Toshiharu Ikeda (池田 敏春, 1951 – 2010), Japanese film director and screenwriter.
• Toshiharu Kokubun (國分 利治, born 1958), CEO and founder of Earth Holdings.
• Toshiharu Sakurai (桜井 敏治, born 1964), Japanese voice actor.
• Toshiharu Todoroki (轟木 利治, born 1960), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan.

Fictional characters

• Toshiharu Shibahime (芝姫 俊春), from manga and anime Kareshi Kanojo no Jijo.

See also

• 10319 Toshiharu, main-belt asteroid