Masahiro

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

Masahiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Abe Masahiro (阿部 正弘, 1819–1857), Japanese councillor (Rōjū)
• Masahiro Abe (阿部 真宏, born 1978), Japanese baseball player
• Masahiro Akimoto (footballer) (秋元 雅博, born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Akimoto (ski jumper) (秋元 正博, born 1956), Japanese ski jumper
• Masahiro Anbe (安部 真弘, born 1983), Japanese artist
• Masahiro Ando (footballer) (安藤 正裕, born 1972), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Andoh (安藤 まさひろ, born 1954), Japanese guitarist and composer
• Masahiro Araki (荒木 雅博, born 1977), Japanese baseball player
• Masahiro Chono (蝶野 正洋, born 1963), Japanese wrestler
• Masahiro Endo (遠藤 雅大, born 1970), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Fukuda (福田 正博, born 1966), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Fukasawa (深澤 仁博, born 1977), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Futahashi (二橋 正弘, born 1941), Japanese politician
• Masahiro Hamazaki (浜崎 昌弘, 1940–2011), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Hasemi (長谷見 昌弘, born 1945), Japanese racing driver
• Masahiro Ikeda (池田 昌広, born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Imamura (今村 雅弘, born 1947), Japanese politician
• Masahiro Inoue (井上 正大, born 1989) actor
• Masahiro Ishii (石井 正弘, born 1945), Japanese politician
• Masahiro Ishikawa (石川 雅博, born 1990), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Ito (伊藤 暢達), Japanese video game artist
• Masahiro Iwata (岩田 昌浩, born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Kanagawa (金川 真大, born 1983), Japanese murderer
• Masahiro Kaneko (born 1991), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Kano (born 1977), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Kawai (川相 昌弘, born 1964), Japanese baseball player
• Masahiro Kawasaki (川崎 真弘, 1949–2006), Japanese musician and composer
• Masahiro Kazuma (數馬 正浩, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Kobayashi (actor) (小林 正寛, born 1971), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Masahiro Kobayashi (director) (小林 政広, born 1954), Japanese film director
• Masahiro Koga (古賀 正紘, born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Koishikawa (小石川 正弘, born 1952), Japanese astronomer
• Kongō Masahiro (金剛 正裕, born 1948), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Masahiro Kono (河野 匡泰), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Masahiro Kunda (薫田 真広, born 1966), Japanese rugby union player and coach
• Masahiro Kuramoto (倉本 昌弘, born 1955), Japanese golfer
• Masahiro Kuranuki (倉貫 匡弘, born 1982), Japanese actor
• Masahiro Makino (マキノ 雅弘, 1908–1993), Japanese film director
• Masahiro Matsunaga (born 1960), Japanese racing driver
• Masahiro Matsuoka (松岡 昌宏, born 1977), Japanese drummer and actor
• Masahiro Miyashita (born 1975), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Momitani (籾谷 真弘, born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Mori (ceramic designer) (森 正洋, 1927–2005), Japanese ceramic designer
• Masahiro Mori (森 政弘, born 1927), Japanese roboticist
• Masahiro Morioka (森岡 正博, born 1958), Japanese philosopher
• Masahiro Motoki (本木　雅弘, born 1965), Japanese actor
• Masahiro Nakai (中居 正広, born 1972), Japanese singer, actor and host
• Masahiro Nasukawa (那須川 将大, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Nojima (野島正弘, born 1971), Japanese baseball player
• Masahiro Nonaka (野中 政宏, born 1968), Japanese voice actor
• Masahiro Ōhashi (大橋 正博, born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Okamoto (岡本 昌弘, born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Ota (born 1970), Japanese footballer
• Ōuchi Masahiro (大内 政弘, 1446–1495), Japanese daimyo
• Masahiro Sakurai (桜井 政博, born 1970), Japanese video game designer
• Masahiro Shimizu (清水 雅広, born 1964), Japanese motorcycle racer
• Masahiro Shimmyo (born 1972), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Shinoda (篠田 正浩, born 1931), Japanese film director
• Masahiro Sukigara (鋤柄 昌宏, born 1966), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Tabata (田端 正広, born 1940), Japanese politician
• Masahiro Takahashi (高橋 昌大, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Takamatsu (高松 正裕, born 1982), Japanese judoka
• Masahiro Takashima (髙嶋 政宏, born 1965), Japanese actor
• Takatsukasa Masahiro (鷹司 政熙, 1761–1841), Japanese court noble
• Tamanoumi Masahiro (玉の海 正洋, 1944–1971), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Masahiro Tanaka (田中 将大, born 1988), Japanese baseball player
• Tokitsuumi Masahiro (時津海 正博, born 1973), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Masahiro Usui (碓井 将大, born 1991), Japanese actor
• Masahiro Wada (和田 昌裕, born 1965), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Yamada (screenwriter) (山田 正弘, 1931–2005), Japanese screenwriter and poet
• Masahiro Yamada (山田 昌弘, born 1957), Japanese sociologist
• Masahiro Yamamoto (baseball) (山本 昌, born 1965), Japanese baseball player
• Masahiro Yamamoto (kickboxer) (山本 真弘, born 1983), Japanese kickboxer
• Masahiro Yamanaka (山中 真尋), Japanese voice actor
• Masahiro Yasuoka (安岡 正篤, 1898–1983), Japanese scholar
• Masahiro Yoshimura (吉村 昌弘, 1936–2003), Japanese swimmer

Swordsmiths

One of several historical Katana swordsmiths (and the swords crafted by them), including:

• Ōsuminojō Masahiro (大隅掾正弘), a disciple of Horikawa Kunihiro^[1]
• Hojōji Masahiro (法城寺正弘), latter half 17th century^[2]
• Kawachidaijō Masahiro (河内大掾正広), a.k.a. Hizen Masahiro I; a disciple of Hizen Tadayoshi.^[3] See List of Wazamono for this and the preceding swordmaker

See also

• Masahiro (株式会社マサヒロ), a kitchen knife manufacturer based in Seki, Gifu, and its Masahiro (正広) line of knives.^[4]
• Masahiro (正広), a trade brand of inexpensive katana for the North American market, manufactured by several Chinese workshops.^[5]

References

1. 小笠原, 信夫 (1999) [1969]. 刀剣. カラーブックス. ISBN 4-586-50175-8., p.131
2. Sinclaire, Clive (2004). Samurai: The Weapons And Spirit Of The Japanese Warrior. Globe Pequot. p. 83. ISBN 9781592287208., with 4 plates, 1 color
3. 小笠原 1999, p.132-2
4. "正弘 MASAHIRO (ホームページ)". 株式会社マサヒロ. 2007/08/23 (YouTube upload). Retrieved June 2012. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)
5. Dan D. Manitoba, Canada (2007/08/23 (YouTube upload)). "Masahiro Cherry Blossom Katana Review". Sword Buyers Guide. Retrieved June 2012. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)