Tsuyoshi

Tsuyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings
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), 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), 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), 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), 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), 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), Japanese footballer
 * Tsuyoshi Yamamoto (山本 剛), Japanese jazz pianist and composer
 * Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (山中 毅, 1939–2017), Japanese freestyle swimmer
 * Tsuyoshi Yanagidate (柳館 毅), Japanese swimmer
 * Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (米山 剛), 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