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Tōru (given name)

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Tōru
Pronunciationtooɾɯ (IPA)
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spellingToru (Kunrei-shiki)

Toru (Nihon-shiki)

Tōru, Toru, Tooru, Tohru (Hepburn)

Tōru is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

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Tōru can be expressed with several kanji. Some examples:

  • 徹, "penetrate"
  • 透, "transparent"
  • 享, "enjoy"
  • 亨, "smoothly"
  • 暢, "freely"

The name can also be written in hiragana とおる or katakana トオル.

Notable people with the name

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Fictional characters

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See also

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