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Japanese boy(male) nameTomokatsu
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  • Gender:Male
  • Hiraganatip:ともかつ
  • Katakanatip:トモカツ
  • English Syllablestip:to-mo-ka-tsu (4)
  • Japanese Moraetip:to-mo-ka-tsu (4)
  • English transcriptionstip:Tomokatsu, Tomokatu
  • Nickname examplestip:

    Tomochan(ともちゃん)Click to speech ともちゃんKatsuchan( かつちゃん)Click to speech  かつちゃんTomotsun( ともつん)Click to speech  ともつん

Kanji Names & Meanings - 11 variations

In Japanese culture, kanji are characters that originated from Chinese script, and the meaning of a name changes depending on the kanji characters chosen. The more variations of kanji a name has, the more common it is in Japan. Conversely, a name with very few kanji variations is considered unique and rare. Below are the kanji variations for "Tomokatsu," ranked by the total number of "Good!" votes.

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朋一- Tomokatsu -

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means "friend, peer, ally."

  • Friend - A Companion; a comrade.

  • Peer - One who studies under the same teacher.

  • Ally - A partner with shared purpose.

  • Companion - A person who shares the same goal.

Name ideas examples

  • Friend - True friendship in Japan involves deep loyalty, mutual support, and lifelong bonds. May your child know the blessing of true friendship, both giving and receiving loyal support.

  • Peer - Peer represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the peer's dedication and skill in their life's work.

  • Ally - Colors represent the variety and vibrancy of life's experiences. May your child's life be filled with beautiful colors and experiences.

  • Companion - Children carry forward the hopes and dreams of their families. May your child fulfill the hopes placed in them and add their own.

means "one, once, first."

Name ideas examples

  • One - One represents beginning, unity, and being first or the best in one's endeavors. May your child be one with their purpose, unified in heart and action, striving for excellence.

  • Once - Once represents the precious uniqueness of each moment and opportunity. May your child recognize and seize unique opportunities as they arise.

  • First - Being first represents leadership, pioneering spirit, and the courage to lead the way. May your child be first in character and courage, leading others with integrity.

  • A Certain - Certainty represents something specific and meaningful, even when unnamed. May your child recognize what is certain and important in their life.

  • All - All represents completeness, wholeness, and embracing the totality of existence. May your child embrace all of life—its joys and sorrows—with a whole and complete heart.

  • At a Time - Taking things one at a time represents patience and methodical progress. May your child approach challenges one step at a time with patience.

  • Indeed - Indeed represents affirmation, truth, and emphatic agreement. May your child speak truth with conviction and recognize it in others.

  • Little - Little represents appreciation for small things and the power of modest beginnings. May your child appreciate life's small wonders and grow from humble beginnings.

  • Or - Choice and alternatives open doors to different possibilities. May your child wisely consider alternatives and make good choices.

  • Same - Sameness represents equality, consistency, and fair treatment of all. May your child treat all equally, consistent in their fairness to everyone.

  • Slightly - Subtle differences and small adjustments often make significant impact. May your child appreciate subtle nuances that make a difference.

  • Solely - Solely represents focus, exclusivity, and complete dedication. May your child be solely dedicated to what matters most.

  • Unify - Unifying represents bringing together, creating harmony, and building consensus. May your child unify those around them in common purpose.

友克- Tomokatsu -

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means "friend, to befriend, friendly."

Name ideas examples

  • Friend - True friendship in Japan involves deep loyalty, mutual support, and lifelong bonds. May your child know the blessing of true friendship, both giving and receiving loyal support.

  • Friendly - True friendship in Japan involves deep loyalty, mutual support, and lifelong bonds. May your child know the blessing of true friendship, both giving and receiving loyal support.

  • To Befriend - The act of befriend represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child befriend with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • Alliance - Strength represents resilience, capability, and the power to overcome. May your child develop strength of body, mind, and character.

  • Companionship - Colors represent the variety and vibrancy of life's experiences. May your child's life be filled with beautiful colors and experiences.

means "to overcome, well, to be good at."

Name ideas examples

  • To Overcome - The act of overcome represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child overcome with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To be Good at - Goodness is the foundation of all virtue, the light that guides moral action. May your child be truly good, their goodness lighting the way for others.

  • Well - Well - Sufficiently; fully - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of well throughout life.

智克- Tomokatsu -

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means "wisdom, intelligence, knowledge."

Name ideas examples

  • Wisdom - Wisdom in Japanese culture means not just knowledge, but the discernment to apply it with compassion. May your child grow wise in both mind and heart, using knowledge to serve and help others.

  • Intelligence - Intelligence - Mental Acuity; cleverness - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of intelligence throughout life.

  • Ability to Understand and Process Things - Ability To Understand And Process Things - The capacity to comprehend and process information - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of ability to understand and process things throughout life.

  • Insightful - Being insightful represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be insightful, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Intelligent - Intelligence represents mental sharpness, learning ability, and problem-solving. May your child be intelligent, using their mind to solve problems and help others.

  • Wise - Wisdom represents deep understanding, good judgment, and the integration of knowledge. May your child grow wise, integrating knowledge with understanding and compassion.

means "to overcome, well, to be good at."

Name ideas examples

  • To Overcome - The act of overcome represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child overcome with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To be Good at - Goodness is the foundation of all virtue, the light that guides moral action. May your child be truly good, their goodness lighting the way for others.

  • Well - Well - Sufficiently; fully - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of well throughout life.

智勝- Tomokatsu -

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means "wisdom, intelligence, knowledge."

Name ideas examples

  • Wisdom - Wisdom in Japanese culture means not just knowledge, but the discernment to apply it with compassion. May your child grow wise in both mind and heart, using knowledge to serve and help others.

  • Intelligence - Intelligence - Mental Acuity; cleverness - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of intelligence throughout life.

  • Ability to Understand and Process Things - Ability To Understand And Process Things - The capacity to comprehend and process information - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of ability to understand and process things throughout life.

  • Insightful - Being insightful represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be insightful, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Intelligent - Intelligence represents mental sharpness, learning ability, and problem-solving. May your child be intelligent, using their mind to solve problems and help others.

  • Wise - Wisdom represents deep understanding, good judgment, and the integration of knowledge. May your child grow wise, integrating knowledge with understanding and compassion.

means "win, excel, overcome."

Name ideas examples

  • Win - Winning represents achievement, triumph, and reaching goals. May your child win at what matters most in life.

  • Excel - Excelling represents achievement, standing out, and reaching one's potential. May your child excel in their chosen pursuits and reach their full potential.

  • Overcome - Overcome - To Prevail; to conquer - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of overcome throughout life.

  • All - All represents completeness, wholeness, and embracing the totality of existence. May your child embrace all of life—its joys and sorrows—with a whole and complete heart.

  • Endure - Enduring represents perseverance, strength, and lasting through challenges. May your child endure difficulties with grace and emerge stronger.

  • Outperform - Outperform - To be better than others - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of outperform throughout life.

智恰- Tomokatsu -

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means "wisdom, intelligence, knowledge."

Name ideas examples

  • Wisdom - Wisdom in Japanese culture means not just knowledge, but the discernment to apply it with compassion. May your child grow wise in both mind and heart, using knowledge to serve and help others.

  • Intelligence - Intelligence - Mental Acuity; cleverness - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of intelligence throughout life.

  • Ability to Understand and Process Things - Ability To Understand And Process Things - The capacity to comprehend and process information - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of ability to understand and process things throughout life.

  • Insightful - Being insightful represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be insightful, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Intelligent - Intelligence represents mental sharpness, learning ability, and problem-solving. May your child be intelligent, using their mind to solve problems and help others.

  • Wise - Wisdom represents deep understanding, good judgment, and the integration of knowledge. May your child grow wise, integrating knowledge with understanding and compassion.

means "just like."

  • Just Like - This word implies that something is similar to something else.

  • Exactly - This word implies that something is precisely as it should be.

Name ideas examples

  • Just Like - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • Exactly - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

智葛- Tomokatsu -

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means "wisdom, intelligence, knowledge."

Name ideas examples

  • Wisdom - Wisdom in Japanese culture means not just knowledge, but the discernment to apply it with compassion. May your child grow wise in both mind and heart, using knowledge to serve and help others.

  • Intelligence - Intelligence - Mental Acuity; cleverness - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of intelligence throughout life.

  • Ability to Understand and Process Things - Ability To Understand And Process Things - The capacity to comprehend and process information - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of ability to understand and process things throughout life.

  • Insightful - Being insightful represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be insightful, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Intelligent - Intelligence represents mental sharpness, learning ability, and problem-solving. May your child be intelligent, using their mind to solve problems and help others.

  • Wise - Wisdom represents deep understanding, good judgment, and the integration of knowledge. May your child grow wise, integrating knowledge with understanding and compassion.

means "kudzu, arrowroot, tangle."

  • Arrowroot - A starchy plant used in cooking.

  • Tangle - To become intertwined or complicated.

  • Vine - A general term for a type of climbing vine.

Name ideas examples

  • Arrowroot - Arrowroot - A starchy plant used in cooking - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of arrowroot throughout life.

  • Tangle - Tangles represent complexity that can be unraveled with patience. May your child untangle life's complexities with patience and wisdom.

  • Vine - Vine - A general term for a type of climbing vine - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of vine throughout life.

智褐- Tomokatsu -

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means "wisdom, intelligence, knowledge."

Name ideas examples

  • Wisdom - Wisdom in Japanese culture means not just knowledge, but the discernment to apply it with compassion. May your child grow wise in both mind and heart, using knowledge to serve and help others.

  • Intelligence - Intelligence - Mental Acuity; cleverness - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of intelligence throughout life.

  • Ability to Understand and Process Things - Ability To Understand And Process Things - The capacity to comprehend and process information - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of ability to understand and process things throughout life.

  • Insightful - Being insightful represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be insightful, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Intelligent - Intelligence represents mental sharpness, learning ability, and problem-solving. May your child be intelligent, using their mind to solve problems and help others.

  • Wise - Wisdom represents deep understanding, good judgment, and the integration of knowledge. May your child grow wise, integrating knowledge with understanding and compassion.

means "brown, coarse cloth, humble."

Name ideas examples

  • Coarse Cloth - Fabrics represent the weaving together of life's threads. May your child weave a beautiful tapestry with their life.

  • Humble - Humility is the foundation of learning and the source of true greatness. May your child be humble, knowing that humility opens the door to wisdom.

  • Dark - Darkness represents mystery, the unknown, and the potential for hidden growth. May your child not fear the dark, finding growth even in uncertain times.

智轄- Tomokatsu -

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means "wisdom, intelligence, knowledge."

Name ideas examples

  • Wisdom - Wisdom in Japanese culture means not just knowledge, but the discernment to apply it with compassion. May your child grow wise in both mind and heart, using knowledge to serve and help others.

  • Intelligence - Intelligence - Mental Acuity; cleverness - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of intelligence throughout life.

  • Ability to Understand and Process Things - Ability To Understand And Process Things - The capacity to comprehend and process information - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of ability to understand and process things throughout life.

  • Insightful - Being insightful represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be insightful, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Intelligent - Intelligence represents mental sharpness, learning ability, and problem-solving. May your child be intelligent, using their mind to solve problems and help others.

  • Wise - Wisdom represents deep understanding, good judgment, and the integration of knowledge. May your child grow wise, integrating knowledge with understanding and compassion.

means "jurisdiction, control, linchpin."

Name ideas examples

  • Jurisdiction - Places hold meaning, memory, and the context for our lives. May your child find their place in the world and make it better.

  • Control - Control - To Govern; to manage - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of control throughout life.

  • Linchpin - Age brings wisdom, experience, and connection to the past. May your child respect what is old and learn from history.

  • To Prevent Wheels from Detaching from Axles - The act of prevent wheels from detaching from axles represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child prevent wheels from detaching from axles with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

知克- Tomokatsu -

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means "know, wisdom, intelligence."

Name ideas examples

  • Know - Knowing represents understanding, certainty, and wisdom. May your child know truth and share knowledge generously.

  • To Know - Knowing represents wisdom, understanding, and the accumulation of learning. May your child know much, growing in wisdom and understanding always.

  • Wisdom - Wisdom in Japanese culture means not just knowledge, but the discernment to apply it with compassion. May your child grow wise in both mind and heart, using knowledge to serve and help others.

  • Intelligence - Intelligence - The ability to learn and understand - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of intelligence throughout life.

  • Acquaintance - Acquaintance - To be familiar with someone - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of acquaintance throughout life.

  • Inform - Inform - To Tell; to make known - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of inform throughout life.

  • Realize - Conflict teaches the value of peace and the courage to stand firm. May your child fight for what is right and seek peace when possible.

means "to overcome, well, to be good at."

Name ideas examples

  • To Overcome - The act of overcome represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child overcome with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To be Good at - Goodness is the foundation of all virtue, the light that guides moral action. May your child be truly good, their goodness lighting the way for others.

  • Well - Well - Sufficiently; fully - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of well throughout life.

知勝- Tomokatsu -

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means "know, wisdom, intelligence."

Name ideas examples

  • Know - Knowing represents understanding, certainty, and wisdom. May your child know truth and share knowledge generously.

  • To Know - Knowing represents wisdom, understanding, and the accumulation of learning. May your child know much, growing in wisdom and understanding always.

  • Wisdom - Wisdom in Japanese culture means not just knowledge, but the discernment to apply it with compassion. May your child grow wise in both mind and heart, using knowledge to serve and help others.

  • Intelligence - Intelligence - The ability to learn and understand - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of intelligence throughout life.

  • Acquaintance - Acquaintance - To be familiar with someone - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of acquaintance throughout life.

  • Inform - Inform - To Tell; to make known - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of inform throughout life.

  • Realize - Conflict teaches the value of peace and the courage to stand firm. May your child fight for what is right and seek peace when possible.

means "win, excel, overcome."

Name ideas examples

  • Win - Winning represents achievement, triumph, and reaching goals. May your child win at what matters most in life.

  • Excel - Excelling represents achievement, standing out, and reaching one's potential. May your child excel in their chosen pursuits and reach their full potential.

  • Overcome - Overcome - To Prevail; to conquer - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of overcome throughout life.

  • All - All represents completeness, wholeness, and embracing the totality of existence. May your child embrace all of life—its joys and sorrows—with a whole and complete heart.

  • Endure - Enduring represents perseverance, strength, and lasting through challenges. May your child endure difficulties with grace and emerge stronger.

  • Outperform - Outperform - To be better than others - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of outperform throughout life.

知活- Tomokatsu -

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means "know, wisdom, intelligence."

Name ideas examples

  • Know - Knowing represents understanding, certainty, and wisdom. May your child know truth and share knowledge generously.

  • To Know - Knowing represents wisdom, understanding, and the accumulation of learning. May your child know much, growing in wisdom and understanding always.

  • Wisdom - Wisdom in Japanese culture means not just knowledge, but the discernment to apply it with compassion. May your child grow wise in both mind and heart, using knowledge to serve and help others.

  • Intelligence - Intelligence - The ability to learn and understand - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of intelligence throughout life.

  • Acquaintance - Acquaintance - To be familiar with someone - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of acquaintance throughout life.

  • Inform - Inform - To Tell; to make known - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of inform throughout life.

  • Realize - Conflict teaches the value of peace and the courage to stand firm. May your child fight for what is right and seek peace when possible.

means "to revive, to live, lively."

Name ideas examples

  • To Revive - The act of revive represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child revive with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To Live - Living represents existence with purpose, engagement, and full participation in life. May your child truly live, engaged and purposeful in every moment.

  • Lively - Living represents existence with purpose, engagement, and full participation in life. May your child truly live, engaged and purposeful in every moment.

  • Flowing - Flowing represents movement, life force, and continuous progress. May your child flow through life with graceful momentum.

  • Resuscitation - Paths represent journeys, choices, and the direction of life. May your child find good paths and walk them with courage.

Real Persons

The list contains people mentioned in Wikipedia. All JP links are in Japanese only. Sorry!

  • 北川Kitagawa 知克Tomokatsu Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (1951-2018) wikipedia page linkEN wikipedia page linkJP
  • 塚原Tsukahara 朋一Tomokatsu Japanese lawyer (1945- ) wikipedia page linkJP

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