Masaru

Masaru
	Masaru Hayami,; the 28th Governor of the Bank of Japan
Pronunciation	Má-sá-rú
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japanese
Other names
Related names	Suguru

Masaru (まさる, マサル) is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Masaru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

勝, "excel"
優, "excel"
大, "large"
将 or 將, "commander"
太, "excel"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

Masaru Akiba (秋葉勝; born 1984), Japanese former football player
Masaru Amono (天野勝; 1942–2006), Japanese professional golfer
Masaru Aoki (青木正児; 1887–1964), Japanese Sinologist
Masaru Arai (新井優; born 1952), Japanese amateur astronomer
Masaru Emoto (江本勝; 1943–2014), Japanese businessman, author and pseudoscientist
Masaru Fujii (藤井聖; born 1996), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
Masaru Furukawa (古川勝; 1936–1993), Japanese swimmer and Olympic champion
Masaru Fuse (布施勝; born 1969), Japanese equestrian
Gagamaru Masaru (臥牙丸勝; born 1987), Georgian sumo wrestler
Masaru Gokita (後田勝; born 1970), Japanese mixed martial artist
Masaru Hamaguchi (濱口優; born 1972), Japanese comedian and actor
Masaru Hashiguchi (橋口勝; born 1974), Japanese former football player
Masaru Hashimoto (橋本昌; born 1945), Japanese politician
Masaru Hayami (速水優; 1925–2009), Japanese businessman, central banker
Masaru Hidaka (日高大; born 1995), Japanese professional footballer
Masaru Ibuka (井深大; 1908–1997), Japanese electronics industrialist and co-founder of Sony
Masaru Ikeda (池田勝; 1942–2026), Japanese actor and voice actor
Masaru Imada (今田勝; 1932–2025), Japanese jazz pianist and composer
Grant Masaru Imahara (1970–2020) American electrical engineer, roboticist, television host and actor
Masaru Inada (稲田勝; born 1978), Japanese skeleton racer
Masaru Inoue (井上勝; 1843–1910), Japanese engineer and bureaucrat, "Father of Japan's Railways"
Masaru Ishizaka (石坂太; born 1980), Japanese politician who elected the member of the House of Representatives in Tochigi 4th
Masaru Kageura (景浦將; 1915–1945), Japanese baseball player
Masaru Kamata (蒲田勝; born 1940), Japanese sprinter
Masaru Kanbe (神戸勝; born 1938), Japanese field hockey player
Masaru Kaneko (金子勝; born 1952), Japanese Marxian economist
Masaru Kashiwahara (柏原勝; born 1914), Japanese rower
Masaru Kato (加藤大; born 1991), Japanese footballer
Masaru Katori (かとりまさる; born 1968), female Japanese writer and manga author
Masaru Kawasaki (川崎優; 1924–2018), Japanese conductor and composer
Masaru Kitao (北尾勝; born 1961), Japanese animator
Masaru Kitsuregawa (喜連川優; born 1955), Japanese computer scientist
Masaru Konuma (小沼勝; 1937–2023), Japanese film director
Masaru Kurotsu (黒津勝; born 1982), Japanese football player
Kyokutenhō Masaru (旭天鵬勝; born 1987), Mongolian sumo wrestler
Masaru Maeta (前田勝; 1982–2020), Japanese sumo wrestler
Masaru Masuda (増田勝; born 1955), Japanese former taijiquan athlete
Masaru Matsuhashi (松橋優; born 1985), Japanese former football player
Masaru Miyauchi (宮内優; born 1984), Japanese bobsledder
Masaru Miyazaki (宮崎勝; born 1958), Japanese politician
Masaru Motegi (茂木優; born 1950), Japanese sport wrestler
Masaru Edward Fulenwider-Musashi (born 1977) Wushu martial artist, stuntman and an actor
Masaru Mukai (向井優; born 1949), Japanese astronomer
Masaru Nagai (born 1978 ), Japanese actor known for Mirai Sentai Timeranger
Masaru Nagaoka (長岡勝; born 1962), Japanese ski jumper
Masaru Nakamura (中村勝; born 1991), Japanese baseball player
Masaru Nakashige (中重勝; born 1963), Japanese sport shooter
Masaru Nashimoto (梨元勝; 1944–2010), Japanese reporter
Masaru Ogawa (小川勝; born 1964), Japanese former competitive figure skater
Masaru Okunishi (奥西勝; 1926–2015), Japanese murderer
Masaru Saito (齊藤勝; born 1988), Japanese baseball player
Masaru Sakano (坂野勝; born 1942), Japanese modern pentathlete
Masaru Sakurai (桜井賢; born 1955), member of the Japanese musical group The Alfee
Masaru Sato (佐藤勝; 1928–1999), Japanese composer of film scores
Masaru Shimabukuro (優), a member of the Okinawan music band Begin
Masaru Shintani (新谷勝; 1928–2000), Japanese-Canadian master of karate
Masaru Takeda (武田勝; born 1978), Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and coach
Masaru Takiguchi (born 1941), Japanese-born American artist and arts educator
Masaru Takumi (宅見勝; 1936–1997), Japanese yakuza
Masaru Tomita (冨田勝; born 1957), Japanese scientist
Masaru Uchiyama (内山勝; born 1957), Japanese former football player
Masaru Uesaka (上坂勝; 1892–1982), Japanese deputy team leader
Masaru Uno (宇野勝; born 1958), Japanese former professional baseball infielder
Masaru Urata (浦田勝; 1925–2026), Japanese politician
Wakanohana Masaru (若乃花勝; born 1971), Japanese sumo wrestler
Masaru Wakasa (若狭勝; born 1956), Japanese lawyer and politician
Masaru Watanabe (渡辺勝; born 1993), Japanese professional baseball outfielder
Masaru Yamada (山田優; born 1994), Japanese right-handed épée fencer
Masaru Yanagida (柳田勝; born 1969), Japanese sport shooter
Masaru Yanagisawa (柳沢勝; died 2007), Chairman of the Hakodate Singapore Society
Masaru Yokoyama (横山克; born 1982), Japanese composer and arranger

Fictional characters

Masaru (マサル), a character in the manga and animated film Akira
Masaru Daimon (Marcus Damon in the English dub), a character from the anime series Digimon Savers
Masaru Kato (勝), a character from the anime and manga series Gantz
Masaru Aoki of Hajime no Ippo
Masaru Sera, the Third Chairman of the Tojo Clan in the first game in the Yakuza series
- Masaru Watase, the Waka gashira of the Omi Alliance in Yakuza 5
Masaru "Echo" Enatsu, an SAT operative in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Masaru Daimon, a character in Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls.
Masaru Bakugou (爆豪勝), Katsuki Bakugo's father and the husband of Mitsuki Bakugo in the manga and anime My Hero Academia
Konaka Masaru (Japanese name for Redd White), a character in Ace Attorney

Written forms

People with the name

Fictional characters

See also