Masato

Masato is a Japanese boy's name, meaning 'just person' or 'kind person'. The name consists of the Japanese characters masa (正), which means 'justice', or masa (雅), which stands for 'kind, graceful, elegant', and to (人), which means 'person' or 'human'. However, there are also various kanji combinations that can evoke different meanings.

What does the name Masato mean?

Masato, a Japanese boy's name, stands for 'just person' or 'kind person'. It is made up of the Japanese characters masa (正) for 'justice' or masa (雅) for 'kind, graceful, elegant' and to (人) for 'person' or 'human'. Various kanji combinations can also produce different meanings.

Where does the name Masato come from?

The name Masato has its roots in the Japanese language and means something like 'just person' or 'kind person'.

How do you pronounce Masato?

Masato is pronounced approximately as 'Ma-sato'.

Popularity

In Germany, Masato is a rather rare first name. Currently, it ranks 5,840th on the list of the most common male baby names. Its best placement was in 2010, when it reached 2,204th place. In the last ten years, Masato has been chosen as a first name less than 10 times, placing it 7,203rd in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 6,683rd.

Famous people

• Masato David Hayakawa (singer of the band Coldrain)
• Masato Hijirikawa (anime character from Uta no Prince-sama)
• Masato Kobayashi (Japanese kickboxer)
• Masato Kumano (Japanese motorcycle sidecar racer with a German license from around 1976 to 1988)