Toshitaka

Toshitaka

Toshitaka Ikeda (1584–1616), Japanese feudal lord. Portrait at Hayashibara Museum.
Pronunciation	toɕitaka (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tositaka (Kunrei-shiki) Tositaka (Nihon-shiki) Toshitaka (Hepburn)

Toshitaka is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Toshitaka can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Examples:

• 敏隆, "agile, noble"
• 敏孝, "agile, filial piety"
• 敏貴, "agile, precious"
• 敏高, "agile, tall"
• 俊隆, "talented, noble"
• 俊孝, "talented, filial piety"
• 俊貴, "talented, precious"
• 寿隆, "long life, noble"
• 寿孝, "long life, filial piety"
• 寿貴, "long life, precious"
• 寿喬, "long life, high"
• 利隆, "benefit, noble"
• 利孝, "benefit, filial piety"
• 年隆, "year, noble"
• 年貴, "year, precious"

The name can also be written in hiragana としたか or katakana トシタカ.

Notable people with the name

• Toshitaka Ikeda (池田 利隆, 1584–1616), Japanese daimyō.
• Toshitaka Kimura (木村 敏隆, born 1963), Japanese rugby union player.
• Toshitaka Kajino (梶野 敏貴, born 1956), Japanese astronomer.
• Toshitaka Maeda (前田 利孝, 1594–1637), Japanese daimyō.
• Toshitaka Nanbu (南部 利敬, 1782–1820), Japanese daimyō.
• Toshitaka Shimizu (清水 敏孝, 1968–2003), Japanese voice actor.
• Toshitaka Tsurumi (鶴見 聡貴, born 1986), Japanese footballer.