Tsunemasa

Tsunemasa

Tsunemasa Kikkawa (1829–1867), Japanese samurai
Pronunciation	tsɯnemasa (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tunemasa (Kunrei-shiki) Tunemasa (Nihon-shiki) Tsunemasa (Hepburn)

Tsunemasa is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 常正, "usual, righteous"
• 常政, "usual, politics"
• 常昌, "usual, clear"
• 常将, "usual, commander"
• 常雅, "usual, elegant"
• 常真, "usual, reality"
• 恒正, "always, righteous"
• 恒政, "always, politics"
• 恒昌, "always, clear"
• 恒将, "always, commander"
• 恒雅, "always, elegant"
• 恒真, "always, reality"
• 庸正, "common, righteous"
• 庸政, "common, politics"
• 庸昌, "common, clear"
• 庸将, "common, commander"
• 毎正, "every, righteous"
• 毎政, "every, politics"
• 毎昌, "every, clear"
• 毎将, "every, commander"

The name can also be written in hiragana つねまさ or katakana ツネマサ.

Notable people with the name

• Tsunemasa Iwasaki (岩崎 常正, 1786–1842), Japanese botanist, zoologist, and entomologist.
• Tsunemasa Kawamata (川又 常正, birth and death dates unknown), eighteenth-century Japanese artist.
• Tsunemasa Kikkawa (吉川 経幹, 1829–1867), Japanese samurai. 12th lord of the Iwakuni territory of Suo Province.