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 |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Yoshi |
Tsuyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
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), a 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), a 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), a Japanese footballer
- Tsuyoshi Shinjo (新庄 剛志, born 1970), a Japanese professional baseball outfielder
- 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), a 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), a 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), a Japanese footballer
- Tsuyoshi Yamamoto (山本 剛; born 1948), a Japanese jazz pianist and composer
- Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (山中 毅, 1939–2017), a Japanese freestyle swimmer
- Tsuyoshi Yanagidate (柳館 毅; born 1957), a Japanese swimmer
- Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (米山 剛; born 1965), a Japanese golfer
- Tsuyoshi Yoshitake (吉武 剛, born 1981), a Japanese football player
Fictional characters
- Tsuyoshi “Hunk” Garrett, a character in DreamWorks Animation's Netflix show Voltron: Legendary Defender
- Tsuyoshi Inukai (犬飼 剛) a character in the anime series Wonderful Pretty Cure!
- Tsuyoshi Kaijo (海城 剛), the lead character in the tokusatsu series Himitsu Sentai Goranger
- Tsuyoshi Minami (南 烈), a fictional character of Japanese basketball manga Slam Dunk
- Tsuyoshi Nakanojo (中之条 剛), a character in the manga and anime series Nichijou
- Tsuyoshi Ohki (大木 剛), a character in the manga and anime series Kodomo no Omocha
- 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 Utada (歌田 強), a character in the anime series Machine Robo Rescue
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe (渡辺 つよし), a character in Dragons Rioting.
- Tsuyoshi Yamada (山田 剛司), from Densha Otoko