Tsunemasa

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Tsunemasa
Tsunemasa Kikkawa (1829–1867), Japanese samurai
Pronunciationtsɯnemasa (IPA)
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spellingTunemasa (Kunrei-shiki)

Tunemasa (Nihon-shiki)

Tsunemasa (Hepburn)

Tsunemasa is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings[edit]

Tsunemasa can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

  • 常正, "usual, righteous"
  • 常政, "usual, politics"
  • 常昌, "usual, clear"
  • 常将, "usual, commander"
  • 常雅, "usual, elegant"
  • 常真, "usual, reality"
  • 恒正, "always, righteous"
  • 恒政, "always, politics"
  • 恒昌, "always, clear"
  • 恒将, "always, commander"
  • 恒雅, "always, elegant"
  • 恒真, "always, reality"
  • 庸正, "common, righteous"
  • 庸政, "common, politics"
  • 庸昌, "common, clear"
  • 庸将, "common, commander"
  • 毎正, "every, righteous"
  • 毎政, "every, politics"
  • 毎昌, "every, clear"
  • 毎将, "every, commander"

The name can also be written in hiragana つねまさ or katakana ツネマサ.

Notable people with the name[edit]

  • Tsunemasa Iwasaki (岩崎 常正, 1786–1842), Japanese botanist, zoologist, and entomologist.
  • Tsunemasa Kawamata (川又 常正, birth and death dates unknown), eighteenth-century Japanese artist.
  • Tsunemasa Kikkawa (吉川 経幹, 1829–1867), Japanese samurai. 12th lord of the Iwakuni territory of Suo Province.