Tsutomu

Tsutomu

Tsutomu Hata (1935–2017), Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
Pronunciation	tsɯtomɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tutomu (Kunrei-shiki) Tutomu (Nihon-shiki) Tsutomu (Hepburn)

Tsutomu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Tsutomu' can be written using different kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 勉, "make effort"
• 務, "affairs"
• 勤, "diligence"
• 努, "strive"
• 力, "power"

The name can also be written in hiragana つとむ or katakana ツトム.

Notable people with the name

• Tsutomu Adachi (あだち 勉, 1947–2004),Japanese manga artist
• Tsutomu Akinaga (秋永 力, 1894–1978), Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army
• Tsutomu Aragaki (新垣 勉, born 1952), Japanese tenor
• Tsutomu Chida (千田 務, born 1950), former Japanese shihan
• Tsutomu Fujihara (藤原 務, born 1980), Japanese football player
• Tsutomu Fujii (藤井 勉三, 1840–1880), Japanese politician
• Tsutomu Fujimura (藤村 勉, born 1982), Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler
• Tsutomu Hanabusa (英 勉), Japanese film director
• Tsutomu Hanahara (花原 勉, born 1940), Japanese wrestler
• Tsutomu Hanzawa (榛沢 務, born 1948), Japanese ice hockey player
• Tsutomu Hata (羽田 孜, 1935–2017), Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
• Tsutomu Hirose (広瀬 務, born 1963), Japanese rugby union player
• Tsutomu Irie (入江 勉, born 1948), Japanese professional golfer
• Tsutomu Isa (伊佐 勉, born 1969), Japanese head coach of the Sun Rockers Shibuya
• Tsutomu Isobe (磯部 勉, born 1950), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Tsutomu Itō (伊東 勤, born 1962), Japanese former manager
• Tsutomu Iwamoto (岩本 勉, born 1971), Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher
• Tsutomu Kashiwakura (カシワクラ ツトム, born 1966), Japanese voice actor
• Tsutomu Kawabuchi (河渕 務, 1925–2014), Japanese ice hockey player, coach and administrator
• Tsutomu Kawasaki (川崎 努, born 1969), Japanese short track speed skater
• Tsutomu Katsuki (香月 勗, 1946–2014), Japanese organic chemist
• Tsutomu Kitade (北出 勉, born 1976), Japanese football player
• Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多川 務, born 1957), Japanese actor and stuntman
• Tsutomu Kouno (河野 力, born 1972), Japanese game designer
• Tsutomu Koyama (小山 勉, 1936–2012), Japanese volleyball player
• Tsutomu Minakami (水上 勉, 1919–2004), Japanese writer
• Tsutomu Miura (三浦 つとむ, 1911-1989), Japanese linguist
• Tsutomu Miyasaka (宮坂 力, born 1953), Japanese engineer
• Tsutomu Miyazaki (宮﨑 勤, 1962-2008), Japanese cannibalistic serial killer and necrophile
• Tsutomu Mitsudome (満留 勉, 1914-1945), Japanese rower
• Tsutomu Mizushima (水島 努, born 1965), Japanese animation and sound director
• Tsutomu Nakano (中野 勉, born 1973), Japanese freestyle swimmer
• Tsutomu Nagata (永田 務, born 1984), Japanese Paralympic athlete
• Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶 勉, born 1971), Japanese manga artist
• Tsutomu Nishino (西野 努, born 1971), Japanese football player
• Tsutomu Nishioka (西岡 力, born 1956), Japanese professor of International Christian Studies
• Tsutomu Ogura (小倉 勉, born 1966), Japanese footballer and manager
• Tsutomu Ohshima (大島 劼, born 1930), Japanese master of Shotokan karate
• Tsutomu Oosugi (大杉 勉, born 1985), Japanese professional wrestler
• Tsutomu Okabori (岡堀 勉, born 1957), Japanese former cyclist
• Tsutomu Okubo (大久保 勉, born 1961), Japanese politician
• Tsutomu Sakamoto (坂本 勉, born 1962), Japanese racing cyclist
• Tsutomu Sakuma (佐久間 勉, 1879–1910), Japanese career naval officer
• Tsutomu Sato (politician) (佐藤 勉, born 1952), Japanese politician
• Tsutomu Sato (ophthalmologist) (1902–1960), Japanese ophthalmologist
• Tsutomu Sato (windsurfer) (佐藤 務, born 1960), Japanese windsurfer
• Tsutomu Seki (関 勉, born 1930), Japanese astronomer
• Tsutomu Sekido (関戸 力, 1915–1987), Japanese alpine
• Tsutomu Sekine (関根 勤, born 1953), Japanese comedian and television presenter
• Tsutomu Shibayama (芝山 努, born 1941), Japanese anime director
• Tsutomu Shimomura (下村 努, born 1964), Japanese-born American physicist and computer security expert
• Tsutomu Sonobe (園部 勉, born 1958), Japanese football player
• Tsutomu Takahashi (高橋 ツトム, born 1965), Japanese manga artist
• Tsutomu Takahata (高畠 勉, born 1968), Japanese former football
• Tsutomu Takebe (武部 勤, born 1941), Japanese secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party
• Tsutomu Tanaka (田中 勉, born 1939), Japanese baseball player
• Tsutomu Tomioka (冨岡 勉, born 1948), Japanese doctor and politician
• Tsutomu Tomita (冨田 務, born 1943), Japanese president of Fuji Speedway
• Tsutomu Wakamatsu (若松 勉, born 1947), Japanese former baseball player, coach, and manager
• Tsutomu Yamaguchi (山口 彊, 1916–2010), Japanese marine engineer
• Tsutomu Yamazaki (山崎 努, born 1936), Japanese actor
• Tsutomu Yanagida (柳田 勉, born 1949), Japanese physicist
• Tsutomu Yukawa (湯川 勉, 1911–1942), Japanese aikidoka
• Tsutomu Ōhashi (大橋 力, born 1933), Japanese artist and scientist
• Tsutomu Ōyokota (大横田 勉, 1913–1970), Japanese freestyle swimmer

Fictional characters

• Tsutomu Goshiki (五色 工), a character from the manga and anime Haikyu!! with the position of wing spiker from Shiratorizawa Academy
• Tsutomu Ryuuzaki (竜崎 勤), a character from Tenjo Tenge

See also

• 7713 Tsutomu
• Tsutomu Kanai Award