Japanese · Boy name
Atsushi
“sincere, kind”
About the name Atsushi
Atsushi is a Japanese masculine name. It is often written with a single kanji, such as 敦 ‘sincere, honest’ or 篤 ‘cordial, kind, earnest’, and other spellings exist. A literary bearer was Atsushi Nakajima (中島敦), a writer best known for the short story Sangetsuki, in which a scholar turns into a tiger; the story is widely read in Japanese schools. The musician Atsushi Sakurai, vocalist of the rock band Buck-Tick, is another well-known bearer.
- Meaning
- sincere, kind
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- ah-TSOO-shee(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Atsushi
- Atsushi Hiro
- Atsushi Ken
- Atsushi Taro
- Atsushi Sato
- Atsushi Yuki
Questions about Atsushi
- What does Atsushi mean?
- Atsushi is a Japanese name meaning "sincere, kind".
- How do you pronounce Atsushi?
- Atsushi is pronounced ah-TSOO-shee, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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