Toyoshige

Toyoshige is a masculine Japanese given name.

Toyoshige

Toyoshige Yamauchi (1827–1872), Japanese daimyō.
Pronunciation	tojoɕige (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Toyosige (Kunrei-shiki) Toyosige (Nihon-shiki) Toyoshige (Hepburn)

Possible writings

Toyoshige can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 豊重, "bountiful, heavy"
• 豊茂, "bountiful, luxuriant"
• 豊繁, "bountiful, prosperous/complexity"
• 登代重, "climb up, generation, heavy"

The name can also be written in hiragana とよしげ or katakana トヨシゲ.

Notable people with the name

• Utagawa Toyoshige (歌川 豊重, 1777–1835) a Japanese ukiyo-e artist also known as Toyokuni II (二代目 歌川 豊国).
• Toyoshige Yamauchi (山内 豊信, 1827–1872), a Japanese daimyō.