Masanori

Masanori is a masculine Japanese given name.

Kanji and meaning
The name Masanori is generally written with two kanji, the first read masa and the second read nori, for example:


 * Starting with ("correct"):
 * 正規: second kanji means "rule" or "regulation". Also an ordinary word seiki meaning "formal" or "legitimate".
 * 正則: second kanji means "rule" or "regulation". Also an ordinary word seisoku meaning "correct" or proper".
 * 正紀: second kanji means "historical account". Also used for another masculine given name Seiki.
 * 正徳: second kanji means "virtue" or "morality". Also a Japanese era name Shōtoku.
 * 正典, 正憲
 * Starting with ("to rule"): 政範, 政則, 政矩, 政徳
 * Starting with ("prosperous"): 昌憲, 昌敬, 昌徳, 昌範

People
People with the name Masanori include:

Arts and entertainment

 * Masanori Ashida (芦田 昌憲), Japanese photographer
 * Masanori Ito (music critic) (伊藤 政則), Japanese music critic and radio personality
 * Masanori Taki (瀧 正則), stage name Pierre Taki, Japanese singer
 * Masanori Ishii (石井正則), Japanese actor and comedian
 * Masanori Tominaga (冨永 昌敬), Japanese filmmaker
 * Masanori Mark Christianson (born 1976), American guitarist and songwriter
 * Masanori Morita (森田 まさのり), Japanese manga artist

Government and politics

 * Akamatsu Masanori (赤松 政範), general of the Hosokawa clan in the Ōnin War
 * Fukushima Masanori (福島 正則), daimyō of Hiroshima Domain
 * Rokugō Masanori (六郷 政乗), daimyō of Honjō Domain
 * Kamei Masanori (亀井 政矩), daimyō of Tsuwano Domain
 * Inaba Masanori (稲葉 正則), daimyō of Odawara Domain
 * Yonekura Masanori (米倉 昌俊), daimyō of Mutsuura Domain
 * Masanori Katsu (勝 正憲), Japanese bureaucrat and politician
 * Masanori Ito (journalist) (伊藤 正徳), Japanese journalist and military commentator
 * Masanori Tanimoto (谷本 正憲), governor of Ishikawa prefecture
 * Masanori Nishio (西尾 正範), mayor of Hakodate

Science

 * Masanori Baba (馬場 昌範), Japanese microbiologist
 * Masanori Hata (畑 正憲), Japanese zoologist, essayist, and filmmaker
 * Masanori Ohya (大矢 雅則), Japanese mathematician
 * Masanori Hirasawa (平沢 正規), Japanese astronomer
 * Masanori Matsuyama (松山 正則), Japanese astronomer

Sport

 * Masanori Yusa (遊佐 正憲), Japanese swimmer
 * Masanori Tokita (鴇田 正憲), Japanese footballer
 * Masanori Aoki (青木 正則), Japanese speed skater
 * Tensuiyama Masanori (天水山 正則), Japanese sumo wrestler
 * Masanori Murakami (村上 雅則), Japanese baseball player
 * Masanori Tsuji (辻 昌憲), Japanese cyclist
 * Masanori Toguchi (戸口 正徳), alias of Kim Duk, Zainichi Korean wrestler
 * Masanori Sekiya (関谷 正徳), Japanese racing car driver
 * Tamakiyama Masanori (玉輝山 正則), Japanese sumo wrestler
 * Masanori Sanada (真田 雅則), Japanese footballer
 * Masanori Sugiura (杉浦 正則), Japanese baseball player
 * Masanori Suzuki (鈴木 将方), Japanese footballer
 * Masanori Kizawa (木澤 正徳), Japanese footballer
 * Masanori Murakawa (村川 政徳), stage name The Great Sasuke, Japanese professional wrestler
 * Masanori Taguchi (田口 昌徳), Japanese baseball catcher
 * Hamayoshi Masanori (濱吉 正則), Japanese football manager
 * Masanori Inoue (井上 将憲), Japanese hurdler and bobsledder
 * Masanori Suda (須田 匡昇), Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Masanori Kobayashi (小林 正則), Japanese golfer
 * Masanori Ito (footballer) (伊藤 雅範), Japanese footballer
 * Masanori Kawatsu (川津 正徳), Japanese fencer
 * Masanori Ishikawa (石川 雅規), Japanese baseball pitcher
 * Masanori Kanehara (金原 正徳), Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Masanori Hayashi (林 昌範), Japanese baseball pitcher
 * Masanori Fujihara (藤原 正典), Japanese baseball pitcher
 * Masanori Abe (阿部 正紀), Japanese footballer