Masahiko

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Masahiko
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used

Masahiko (written: 正彦, 雅彦, 誠彦, 昌彦, 允彦, 政彦, 真彦, 正比古 or まさ彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Masahiko Amakasu (甘粕 正彦, 1891–1945), an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army imprisoned for his involvement in the Amakasu Incident
  • Masahiko Fujiwara (藤原 正彦, born 1943), a Japanese mathematician best known as an essayist
  • Masahiko Harada (原田 雅彦, born 1968), a Japanese ski jumper
  • Masahiko Ichikawa (市川 雅彦, born 1985), a Japanese footballer
  • Masahiko Inoha (伊野波 雅彦, born 1985), a Japanese football player
  • Masahiko Kōmura (高村 正彦, born 1942), a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party
  • Masahiko Katsuya (勝谷 誠彦, 1960–2018), a Japanese columnist, photographer, and pundit
  • Masahiko Kimura (木村 政彦, 1917–1993), a Japanese judoka (Judo practitioner)
  • Masahiko Kimura (bonsai artist) (木村 正彦, born 1940), a bonsai master
  • Masahiko Kobe (神戸 勝彦, 1969–2019), a chef specializing in Italian cuisine
  • Masahiko Kondō (近藤 真彦, born 1964), or Matchy is a Japanese singer, lyricist and actor
  • Masahiko Kumagai (熊谷 雅彦, born 1975), a Japanese former football player
  • Masahiko Minami (南 雅彦, born 1961), a Japanese anime producer and president of Bones
  • Masahiko Minami (academic) (南 雅彦), a linguistics professor at San Francisco State University
  • Masahiko Morifuku (森福 允彦, born 1986), Japanese baseball player
  • Masahiko Morita (森田 雅彦), a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player
  • Masahiko Nagasawa (長澤 雅彦, born 1965), a Japanese film director
  • Masahiko Nakagawa (中河 昌彦, born 1969), a former Japanese football player
  • Masahiko Nakahira (中平 正彦), a manga artist from Kōchi City, Japan
  • Masahiko Nishimura (西村 まさ彦, born 1960), a Japanese theatre and film actor
  • Masahiko Nomi (能見 正比古, 1925–1981), a Japanese journalist who advocated Takeji Furukawa's idea
  • Masahiko Shibayama (柴山 昌彦, born 1965), a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party
  • Masahiko Shimada (島田 雅彦, born 1961), a Japanese writer
  • Masahiko Suzuki (鈴木 真彦, born 1997), Japanese kickboxer
  • Masahiko Takeshita (竹下 正彦), the head of the domestic affairs section of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II
  • Masahiko Tanaka (田中 正彦, born 1954), Japanese voice actor
  • Masahiko Togashi (富樫 雅彦, 1940–2007), Japanese jazz percussionist and composer
  • Masahiko Toyoyama (豊山 昌彦, born 1976), Japanese rugby union player
  • Masahiko Tsugawa (津川 雅彦, 1940—2018), a Japanese actor and director
  • Masahiko Urano (浦野 真彦, born 1964), Japanese shogi player
  • Masahiko Yamada (山田 正彦, born 1942), a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
  • Masahiko Yamamoto (山本 雅彦, born 1956), Japanese speed skater
  • Yuuki Masahiko (結城 雅彦, born 1975), a Japanese guitarist