Toshinao

Toshinao

Toshinao Urabe, Japanese diplomat.
Pronunciation	toɕinao (Kunrei-shiki)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tosinao (Kunrei-shiki) Tosinao (Nihon-shiki) Toshinao (Hepburn)

Toshinao is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 敏直, "agile, frankness"
• 敏尚, "agile, still"
• 敏猶, "agile, furthermore"
• 俊直, "talented, frankness"
• 俊尚, "talented, still"
• 俊猶, "talented, furthermore"
• 利直, "benefit, frankness"
• 利尚, "benefit, still"
• 利猶, "benefit, furthermore"
• 年直, "year, frankness"
• 年尚, "year, still"
• 寿直, "long life, frankness"
• 寿尚, "long life, still"

The name can also be written in hiragana としなお or katakana トシナオ.

Notable people with the name

• Toshinao Nakagawa (中川 俊直, born 1970), Japanese politician.
• Toshinao Nanbu (南部 利直, 1576–1632), Japanese samurai and daimyō.
• Toshinao Sasaki (佐々木 俊尚, born 1961), Japanese journalist.
• Toshinao Tomie (富江 利直, born 1910), Japanese middle-distance runner.
• Toshinao Urabe (卜部 敏直, born 1950), Japanese diplomat.