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Toshihisa

Toshihisa Nanbu (1827–1896), Japanese daimyo.
Pronunciation	toɕiçisa (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tosihisa (Kunrei-shiki) Tosihisa (Nihon-shiki) Toshihisa (Hepburn)

Toshihisa is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

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

• 敏久, "agile, long time"
• 敏尚, "agile, still"
• 俊久, "talented, long time"
• 俊尚, "talented, still"
• 利久, "benefit, long time"
• 利尚, "benefit, still"
• 年久, "year, long time"
• 年尚, "year, still"
• 寿久, "long life, long time"
• 寿尚, "long life, still"
• 歳久, "age, long time"

The name can also be written in hiragana としひさ or katakana トシヒサ.

Notable people with the name

• Toshihisa Kuzuhara (葛原 稔永, born 1980), Japanese motorcycle racer.
• Toshihisa Nagata (長田 利久, born 1945), Japanese bobsledder.
• Toshihisa Nanbu (南部 利剛, 1827–1896), Japanese daimyō.
• Toshihisa Nishi (仁志 敏久, born 1971), Japanese baseball player.
• Toshihisa Shimazu (島津 歳久, 1537–1592), Japanese samurai.
• Toshihisa Toyoda (豊田 利久, born 1940), Japanese economist.
• Toshihisa Tsuchihashi (土橋 登志久, born 1966), Japanese tennis player.

• Given names
• Japanese masculine given names
• Masculine given names