Toshi (given name)
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Toshi is generally a male Japanese given name
. It is often a nickname
or shortening of a longer name.
Like many Japanese names, Toshi can be written using different kanji
characters and can mean:
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...
. It is often a nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
or shortening of a longer name.
Like many Japanese names, Toshi can be written using different kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
characters and can mean:
- 慧 - Bright, intelligent
Japanese names with the nickname 'Toshi'
- 敏弘 Toshishiro - "very clever"
- 利三 Toshimitsu
- 利伸 Toshinobu
People with the given name 'Toshi'
- Toshihiro 'Toshi' AraiToshi Araiis a Japanese rally driver and team owner. He made his debut in 1987, and drove for the Subaru World Rally Team in the Group N World Rally Championship from 1997–2000 and 2002–2003, and the Group A Championship in 2000–2001....
(新井 敏弘, born 1966), Japanese rally driver and team owner - Toshimitsu "Toshi" DeyamaToshi (musician), better known by his stage name Toshi , is a Japanese singer and musician. He is best known as vocalist and co-founder of the heavy metal group X Japan. The band elevated to legendary status in Japan, until its disbanding in 1997. Toshi then went on to have an extensive solo career...
(出山利三, born 1965), Japanese musician and vocalist of the band X JapanX Japanis a Japanese heavy metal band founded in 1982 by Yoshiki and Toshi. Originally named X , the group achieved their breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second album Blue Blood... - Toshi IchiyanagiToshi Ichiyanagiis a Japanese composer of avant-garde music. He studied with Tomojiro Ikenouchi and John Cage.One of his most notable works is the 1960 composition, Kaiki, which combined Japanese instruments, shō and koto, and western instruments, harmonica and saxophone. Another work Distance requires the...
(一柳 慧, born 1933), Japanese composer of avant-garde music - Toshimitsu "Toshi" IzawaToshimitsu IzawaToshimitsu Izawa is a Japanese professional golfer. He is sometimes known outside of Japan as Toshi Izawa.Izawa was born in Kanagawa, attended Nihon Taiiku University, and turned professional in 1989....
(born 1968), Japanese professional golfer - Toshinobu "Toshi" Kubota (久保田利伸), Japanese R&B singer.
- Toshi ReagonToshi ReagonToshi Reagon is an American folk/blues musician. She is the daughter of Freedom Singers co-founders Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock, with whom she has sometimes collaborated on musical projects and of Cordell Hull Reagon, a leader of the civil rights movement in...
(born 1964), American female folk/blues musician - Toshi Yoshida (吉田遠志, 1911-1995), Japanese printmaker