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Tadashi
Tadashi (ただし) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 正, 正 right. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 4 in 2 different years between 1912 and 1913.
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Ways to write Tadashi
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
正
正right, correct
Boy, best No. 4 (1912–1954)忠
忠loyalty
Boy, 98 notable people on Wikidata直
直honest, straight
Boy, 38 notable people on Wikidata忠司
忠loyalty司to direct
Boy, 19 notable people on Wikidata忠志
忠loyalty志will, ambition
Boy, 18 notable people on Wikidata匡
匡to correct, save
Boy, 13 notable people on Wikidata貞
貞faithful
Boy, 11 notable people on Wikidata禎
禎happiness, good fortune
Boy, 9 notable people on Wikidata義
義righteousness
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata規
規standard
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata忠士
忠loyalty士gentleman, samurai
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata格
格status
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata侃
侃upright, strong
Boy, 5 notable people on WikidataPopularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Tadashi has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 4 in 2 different years, most recently 1913.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1954 | No. 9 |
| 1948 | No. 9 |
| 1937 | No. 8 |
| 1936 | No. 7 |
| 1935 | No. 7 |
| 1933 | No. 10 |
| 1932 | No. 9 |
| 1926 | No. 8 |
| 1925 | No. 8 |
| 1924 | No. 9 |
| 1923 | No. 8 |
| 1922 | No. 6 |
| 1921 | No. 9 |
| 1920 | No. 9 |
| 1919 | No. 8 |
| 1918 | No. 8 |
| 1917 | No. 9 |
| 1915 | No. 5 |
| 1914 | No. 5 |
| 1913 | No. 4 |
| 1912 | No. 4 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Tadashi
Tadashi Nakamura 中村 忠Japanese association football player and manager
Tadashi Imai 正Japanese film director (1912–1991)
Tadashi Koya 禎Japanese association football player
Tadashi Yanai 柳井 正Japanese businessman
Tadashi Takeda 忠嗣Japanese association football player
Tadashi Maeda 精Japanese admiral
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.