Hirotsugu (ひろつぐ)

Hirotsugu is read ひろつぐ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 拡嗣 and 寛嗣. All two are masculine.

Reading

ひ·ろ·つ·ぐ (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Hirotsugu

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 拡嗣
    ひろつぐ
    Masculine

    Broaden + heir

    • 拡(ひろ)— broaden
    • 嗣(つぐ)— heir
  • 寛嗣
    ひろつぐ
    Masculine

    Tolerant + heir

    • 寛(ひろ)— tolerant
    • 嗣(つぐ)— heir

The kanji in Hirotsugu

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 嗣heir2 spellings
  • 拡broaden1 spelling
  • 寛tolerant1 spelling

Hirotsugu with common surnames

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Questions about Hirotsugu

Is Hirotsugu a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Hirotsugu is masculine.

What does Hirotsugu mean?

Hirotsugu is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 拡嗣 reads as "broaden + heir" and 寛嗣 reads as "tolerant + heir". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Hirotsugu be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 拡嗣 and 寛嗣. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Hirotsugu?

ひろつぐ is 4 beats: ひ · ろ · つ · ぐ. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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