title: Tomoyuki
text: # Tomoyuki
  
  Tomoyuki is a masculine Japanese given name.
  
  ## Possible writings
  
  Tomoyuki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:
  
  * 友之, "friend, of"
  * 友幸, "friend, happiness"
  * 友行, "friend, go"
  * 友恭, "friend, respectful"
  * 友志, "friend, determination"
  * 知之, "know, of"
  * 知幸, "know, happiness"
  * 知行, "know, go"
  * 知恭, "know, respectful"
  * 知志, "know, determination"
  * 智之, "intellect, of"
  * 智幸, "intellect, happiness"
  * 智行, "intellect, go"
  * 共行, "together, go"
  * 朋幸, "companion, happiness"
  * 朝之, "morning/dynasty, of"
  * 朝幸, "morning/dynasty, happiness"
  * 朝行, "morning/dynasty, go"
  
  The name can also be written in hiragana ともゆき or katakana トモユキ.
  
  ## Notable people with the name
  
  * Tomoyuki Arakawa (荒川 知幸, born 1968), Japanese mathematician
  * Tomoyuki Arata (荒田 智之, born 1985), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoyuki Dan (檀 臣幸, 1963–2013), Japanese actor and voice actor
  * Tomoyuki Furumaya (古厩 智之, born 1968), Japanese film director
  * Tomoyuki Higuchi (樋口 知行, born 1985), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoyuki Hirase (平瀬 智行, born 1977), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoyuki Hoshino (星野 智幸, born 1965), Japanese writer
  * Tomoyuki Kajino (梶野 智幸, born 1960), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoyuki Kawabata (河端 朋之, born 1985), Japanese cyclist
  * Tomoyuki Kōno (河野 智之, born 1971), Japanese voice actor
  * Tomoyuki Kubota (久保田 智之, born 1981), Japanese baseball player
  * Tomoyuki Matsuda (松田 知幸, born 1975), Japanese sport shooter
  * Tomoyuki Nishita (西田 友是, born 1949), Japanese computer scientist
  * Tomoyuki Sakai (酒井 友之, born 1979), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoyuki Sasaki (佐々木 共之, born 1963), Japanese sailor
  * Tomoyuki Sato (佐藤 智之, born 1981), Japanese long-distance runner
  * Tomoyuki Sugano (菅野 智之, born 1989), Japanese baseball player
  * Tomoyuki Suzuki (鈴木 智幸, born 1985), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoyuki Tanaka (田中 友幸, 1910–1997), Japanese film producer
  * Tomoyuki Yamashita (山下 奉文, 1885–1946), Japanese Imperial Army general
  * Tomoyuki Yoshino (吉野 智行, born 1980), Japanese footballer
  