Masakatsu

Masakatsu

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Masakatsu (written: 正勝, 正克, 傑將, 優治, 征勝, 将勝, 昌克, 昌勝, 必勝 or 政勝) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Abe Masakatsu (阿部 正勝, 1541–1600), Japanese samurai
• Masakatsu Aoki (青木 昌勝, born 1957), Japanese astronomer
• Masakatsu Asari (浅利 正勝, born 1945), Japanese ski jumper
• Masakatsu Funaki (船木 優治, born 1969), Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
• Masakatsu G. Fujie (藤江 正克, born 1945), Japanese academic
• Hachisuka Masakatsu (蜂須賀 正勝, 1526–1586), Japanese daimyō
• Masakatsu Hikosaka (彦坂 匡克, born 1991), Japanese rugby sevens player
• Inaba Masakatsu (稲葉 正勝, 1597–1634), Japanese daimyō
• Ishiura Masakatsu (石浦 将勝, born 1991), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Masakatsu Iwamoto, Japanese artist
• Masakatsu Koike (小池 正勝, born 1952), Japanese politician
• Kotozakura Masakatsu (琴櫻 傑將, 1940–2007), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Masakatsu Miyamoto (宮本 征勝, 1938–2002), Japanese footballer and manager
• Masakatsu Morita (森田 必勝, 1945–1970), Japanese activist
• Masakatsu Sawa (澤 昌克, born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Masakatsu Shibasaki (柴崎 正勝, born 1947), Japanese chemist
• Takagi Masakatsu (高木 正勝, born 1979), Japanese musician
• Masakatsu Ueda (上田 将勝, born 1977), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Uemura Masakatsu (植村 正勝, 1535–1592), Japanese samurai
• Masakatsu Yamanouchi (山内 政勝, born 1942), Japanese rower
• Yūki Masakatsu (結城 政勝, 1503–1559), Japanese samurai

See also

• 8503 Masakatsu, a main-belt asteroid