Tokujirō
# Tokujirō

Tokujirō is a masculine Japanese given name.

## Possible writings

Tokujirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

The characters used for "jiro" (二郎 or 次郎) literally means "second son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the second child. The "toku" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("徳" for benevolence, "得" for gain, "篤" and so on).

* 徳二郎, "benevolence, second son"
* 徳次郎, "benevolence, second son"
* 得二郎, "gain, second son"
* 篤次郎, "sincere, second son"
* 啄二郎, "peck, second son"

Other combinations...

* 徳治郎, "benevolence, to manage/cure, son"
* 徳次朗, "benevolence, next, clear"
* 得治郎, "gain, to manage/cure, son"
* 篤次朗, "sincere, next, clear"
* 竺次朗, "bamboo, next, clear"

The name can also be written in hiragana とくじろう or katakana トクジロウ.

## Notable people with the name

* Tokujirō Kameya (龜谷 徳次郎, 1825–1884), Japanese photographer
* Tokujiro Kanamori (金森 徳次郎, 1886–1959), Japanese politician
* Tokujirō Nishi (西 徳二郎, 1847–1912), Japanese politician and diplomat
