Tetsuji (てつじ)
Tetsuji is read てつじ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 哲司, 哲史 and 哲嗣. All three are masculine.
Reading
て·つ·じ (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
3 in our data
Gender
Masculine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Tetsuji
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 哲司てつじMasculine
Wise + govern
- 哲(てつ)— wise
- 司(じ)— govern
- 哲史てつじMasculine
Wise + history
- 哲(てつ)— wise
- 史(じ)— history
- 哲嗣てつじMasculine
Wise + heir
- 哲(てつ)— wise
- 嗣(じ)— heir
The kanji in Tetsuji
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 哲wise3 spellings
- 司govern1 spelling
- 史history1 spelling
- 嗣heir1 spelling
Tetsuji with common surnames
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Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Other names that use 哲 (wise)
Tetsuji on our lists
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Questions about Tetsuji
Is Tetsuji a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Tetsuji is masculine.
What does Tetsuji mean?
Tetsuji is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 哲司 reads as "wise + govern", 哲史 reads as "wise + history" and 哲嗣 reads as "wise + heir". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Tetsuji be written in kanji?
Our data lists 3: 哲司, 哲史 and 哲嗣. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Tetsuji?
てつじ is 3 beats: て · つ · じ. 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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