Masahiro
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), American-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 Hayama (早間 雅博, 1910–?), Japanese ice hockey player
- 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 Kamiya born 1963, Japanese actor
- 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 Kikuno (菊野 昌宏, born 1983), Japanese watchmaker
- 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 Kotaka (小高 正宏, born 1960), Japanese weightlifter
- 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 (宮下 真洋, 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 (roboticist) (森 政弘, born 1927), Japanese roboticist
- Masahiro Morioka (森岡 正博, born 1958), Japanese philosopher
- Masahiro Morioka (politician) (森岡 正宏), Japanese politician
- Masahiro Motoki (本木 雅弘, born 1965), Japanese actor
- Masahiro Nakai (中居 正広, born 1972), Japanese singer, actor and host
- Masahiro Narita (成田 正弘, born 1994), Japanese basketball player
- 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 daimyō
- Masahiro Sakurai (桜井 政博, born 1970), Japanese video game designer
- Masahiro Sato (佐藤 真弘, born 1936), Japanese ice hockey player
- Masahiro Sayama (佐山 雅弘, 1953–2018), Japanese pianist
- 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
- Masahiro Takatsuki (高月 正宏, born 1942), Japanese rower
- 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 (sociologist) (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 Yasuhara (安原 昌弘, born 1963), Japanese cyclist
- Masahiro Yasuoka (安岡 正篤, 1898–1983), Japanese scholar
- Masahiro Yoshimura (吉村 昌弘, 1936–2003), Japanese swimmer
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
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
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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
- 小笠原, 信夫 (1999) [1969]. 刀剣. カラーブックス. ISBN 4-586-50175-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link), p.131
- Sinclaire, Clive (2004). Samurai: The Weapons And Spirit Of The Japanese Warrior. Globe Pequot. p. 83. ISBN 9781592287208., with 4 plates, 1 color
- 小笠原 1999, p.132-2
- "正弘 MASAHIRO (ホームページ)". 株式会社マサヒロ (YouTube upload). 2007-08-23. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- Dan D. Manitoba, Canada (2007-08-23). "Masahiro Cherry Blossom Katana Review". Sword Buyers Guide (YouTube upload). Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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