Tsuyoshi

Tsuyoshi Inukai, the 29th Prime Minister of Japan
Pronunciation	tsɯjoɕi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japan

Tsuyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Tsuyoshi can be written using different kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 剛, "sturdy"
• 剛史, "sturdy, history"
• 剛志, "sturdy, will"
• 剛士, "sturdy, gentleman/samurai"
• 剛司, "sturdy, administer"
• 豪, "overpowering"
• 毅, "strong"
• 力, "power"
• 強, "force"
• 津芳, "river crossing, virtuous/fragrant"

The name can also be written in hiragana つよし or katakana ツヨシ.

Notable people with the name

• Tsuyoshi Abe (阿部 力, born 1982), a Japanese actor
• Tsuyoshi Arawashi (荒鷲 毅, born 1986), Mongolian sumo wrestler
• Tsuyoshi Chitose (千歳 强直, 1898-1984), the founder of Chito-ryu karate
• Tsuyoshi Dōmoto (堂本 剛, born 1979), a Japanese performing artist
• Tsuyoshi Fujita (藤田 剛, born 1961), Japanese rugby union player
• Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (長谷川 毅, born 1941), a Japanese historian
• Tsuyoshi Hayashi (林 剛史, born 1982), a Japanese actor
• Tsuyoshi Ichinohe (一戸 剛, born 1976), a Japanese ski jumper
• Tsuyoshi Ihara (伊原 剛志, born 1963), a Japanese actor
• Tsuyoshi Inukai (犬養 毅, 1855–1932), the 29th Prime Minister of Japan
• Tsuyoshi Kashiwado (柏戸 剛, 1938–1996), a Japanese sumo wrestler and 47th yokozuna
• Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (菊地 毅, born 1964), a Japanese professional wrestler
• Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (北澤 豪, born 1968), a Japanese football player
• Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (高阪 剛, born 1970), a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter
• Tsuyoshi Kotogaume (琴ヶ梅 剛史, born 1963), a Japanese sumo wrestler
• Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅 剛, born 1974), a Japanese actor and a member of the idol group SMAP
• Tsuyoshi Makino (牧野 剛, 1945–2016), a Japanese author
• Tsuyoshi Midorikawa (緑川 毅志, born 1985), a Kazakh manga artist
• Tsuyoshi Mienoumi (三重ノ海 剛司, born 1948), a Japanese sumo wrestler and 57th yokozuna
• Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (長渕 剛, born 1956), a Japanese singer-songwriter
• Tsuyoshi Nakaima (なかいま強, born 1960), a Japanese manga artist
• Tsuyoshi Nakasako (中迫 剛, born 1974), a Japanese professional kickboxer
• Tsuyoshi Nishioka (西岡 剛, born 1984), a Japanese professional baseball player
• Tsuyoshi Ogata (尾方 剛, born 1973), a Japanese long-distance runner
• Tsuyoshi Ōhashi (大橋, 剛志, born 1971), a Japanese manga artist
• Tsuyoshi Sekito (関戸 剛, born 1963), a Japanese video game music composer, arranger and performer
• Tsuyoshi Shimamura (島村 毅, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Tsuyoshi Shinjo (新庄 剛志, born 1970), a Japanese professional baseball outfielder
• Tsuyoshi Suzuki, a Japanese DJ and the co-founder of the label Matsuri Productions
• Tsuyoshi Takagi (高木 毅, born 1956), a Japanese politician
• Tsuyoshi Takashiro (高城 剛, born 1964), a Japanese DJ, filmmaker, and writer
• Tsuyoshi Tanikawa (谷川 烈, born 1980), Japanese footballer
• Tsuyoshi Tezuka (手塚 強, born 1975), a Japanese professional drifting driver
• Tsuyoshi Tochinoshin (栃ノ心 剛史, born 1987), a Georgian sumo wrestler
• Tsuyoshi Tomii (富井 剛志, born 1971), Japanese alpine skier
• Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (堤 剛, born 1942), a Japanese cellist
• Tsuyoshi Wada (和田 毅, born 1981), a Japanese baseball player
• Tsuyoshi Watanabe (渡辺 剛, born 1997), Japanese footballer
• Tsuyoshi Yamamoto (山本 剛, born 1948), Japanese jazz pianist and composer
• Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (山中 毅, 1939–2017), Japanese freestyle swimmer
• Tsuyoshi Yanagidate (柳館 毅, born 1957), Japanese swimmer
• Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (米山 剛, born 1965), Japanese golfer
• Tsuyoshi Yoshitake (吉武 剛, born 1981), a Japanese football player

Fictional characters

• Tsuyoshi Ohki (大木 剛), a character in the manga and anime series Kodomo no Omocha
• Tsuyoshi Kaijo (海城 剛), the lead character in the tokusatsu series Himitsu Sentai Goranger
• Tsuyoshi Utada (歌田 強), a character in anime series Machine Robo Rescue.
• Tsuyoshi Nakanojo (中之条 剛), a character in the manga and anime series Nichijou
• Tsuyoshi Saigo (西郷 強), a character from the manga Little Ghost Q-Taro
• Tsuyoshi Segawa (瀬川剛), a character in the manga/anime series Ojamajo Doremi
• Tsuyoshi Watanabe (渡辺 つよし), a character in Dragons Rioting.
• Tsuyoshi “Hunk” Garrett, a character in Dreamworks’ Netflix show Voltron: Legendary Defender
• Tsuyoshi Minami (南 烈), a fictional character of Japanese basketball manga Slam Dunk
• Tsuyoshi Yamada (山田 剛司), from Densha Otoko