Masanori

Masanori is a masculine Japanese given name.

Masanori

Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Meaning	Depends on kanji

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 正 ("correct"):
  • 正規: second kanji 規 means "rule" or "regulation". Also an ordinary word seiki meaning "formal" or "legitimate".
  • 正則: second kanji 則 means "rule" or "regulation". Also an ordinary word seisoku meaning "correct" or proper".
  • 正紀: second kanji 紀 means "historical account". Also used for another masculine given name Seiki.
  • 正徳: second kanji 徳 means "virtue" or "morality". Also a Japanese era name Shōtoku.
  • 正典, 正憲
• Starting with 政 ("to rule"): 政範, 政則, 政矩, 政徳
• Starting with 昌 ("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, born 1945), Japanese photographer
• Masanori Ito (music critic) (伊藤 政則, born 1953), Japanese music critic and radio personality
• Masanori Taki (瀧 正則, born 1967), stage name Pierre Taki, Japanese singer
• Masanori Ishii (石井正則, born 1973), Japanese actor and comedian
• Masanori Tominaga (冨永 昌敬, born 1975), 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, 1455–1496), general of the Hosokawa clan in the Ōnin War
• Fukushima Masanori (福島 正則, 1561–1624), daimyō of Hiroshima Domain
• Rokugō Masanori (六郷 政乗, 1567–1634), daimyō of Honjō Domain
• Kamei Masanori (亀井 政矩, 1590–1619), daimyō of Tsuwano Domain
• Inaba Masanori (稲葉 正則, 1623–1696), daimyō of Odawara Domain
• Yonekura Masanori (米倉 昌俊, 1784–1812), daimyō of Mutsuura Domain
• Masanori Katsu (勝 正憲, 1879–1957), Japanese bureaucrat and politician
• Masanori Ito (journalist) (伊藤 正徳, 1889–1962), Japanese journalist and military commentator
• Masanori Tanimoto (谷本 正憲, born 1945), governor of Ishikawa prefecture
• Masanori Nishio (西尾 正範, born 1949), mayor of Hakodate

Science

• Masanori Baba (馬場 昌範), Japanese microbiologist
• Masanori Hata (畑 正憲, born 1935), Japanese zoologist, essayist, and filmmaker
• Masanori Ohya (大矢 雅則, born 1947), 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, 1915–1975), Japanese swimmer
• Masanori Tokita (鴇田 正憲, 1925–2004), Japanese footballer
• Masanori Aoki (青木 正則, born 1927), Japanese speed skater
• Tensuiyama Masanori (天水山 正則, born 1940), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Masanori Murakami (村上 雅則, born 1944), Japanese baseball player
• Masanori Tsuji (辻 昌憲, 1946–1985), Japanese cyclist
• Masanori Toguchi (戸口 正徳, born 1948), alias of Kim Duk, Zainichi Korean wrestler
• Masanori Sekiya (関谷 正徳, born 1949), Japanese racing car driver
• Tamakiyama Masanori (玉輝山 正則, born 1951), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Masanori Sanada (真田 雅則, 1968–2011), Japanese footballer
• Masanori Sugiura (杉浦 正則, born 1968), Japanese baseball player
• Masanori Suzuki (鈴木 将方, born 1968), Japanese footballer
• Masanori Kizawa (木澤 正徳, born 1969), Japanese footballer
• Masanori Murakawa (村川 政徳, born 1969), stage name The Great Sasuke, Japanese professional wrestler
• Masanori Taguchi (田口 昌徳, born 1970), Japanese baseball catcher
• Hamayoshi Masanori (濱吉 正則, born 1971), Japanese football manager
• Masanori Inoue (井上 将憲, born 1972), Japanese hurdler and bobsledder
• Masanori Suda (須田 匡昇, born 1972), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Masanori Kobayashi (小林 正則, born 1976), Japanese golfer
• Masanori Ito (footballer) (伊藤 雅範, born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Masanori Kawatsu (川津 正徳, born 1978), Japanese fencer
• Masanori Ishikawa (石川 雅規, born 1980), Japanese baseball pitcher
• Masanori Kanehara (金原 正徳, born 1982), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Masanori Hayashi (林 昌範, born 1983), Japanese baseball pitcher
• Masanori Fujihara (藤原 正典, born 1988), Japanese baseball pitcher
• Masanori Abe (阿部 正紀, born 1991), Japanese footballer