Ittetsu (いってつ)

Ittetsu is read いってつ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 一徹 and 一哲. All two are masculine.

Reading

い·っ·て·つ (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Ittetsu

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

  • 一徹
    いってつ
    Masculine

    One + thorough

    • 一(いっ)— one
    • 徹(てつ)— thorough
  • 一哲
    いってつ
    Masculine

    One + wise

    • 一(いっ)— one
    • 哲(てつ)— wise

The kanji in Ittetsu

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

  • 一one2 spellings
  • 徹thorough1 spelling
  • 哲wise1 spelling

Ittetsu with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Ippei (いっぺい)Tetsu (てつ)Ieyasu (いえやす)Ichiro (いちろう)

Ittetsu on our lists

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Questions about Ittetsu

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

In our data every spelling of Ittetsu is masculine.

What does Ittetsu mean?

Ittetsu is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 一徹 reads as "one + thorough" and 一哲 reads as "one + wise". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Ittetsu be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 一徹 and 一哲. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Ittetsu?

いってつ is 4 beats: い · っ · て · つ. 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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