哲 is a masculine given name documented in Japanese. Its character means “philosophy” (KANJIDIC2).
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Meaning in the sources Reported meaning Meaning: “philosophy”
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Sources for this account (4) Documented usage View usage notes (3) Masculine usage · Wikidata Q134887649 Masculine usage in Japanese · Wiktionary: 哲 Feminine usage in Japanese · JMnedict entry 5538256 Explore the language context Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.
Spelling and script Written form “哲” in the Han script. Wikidata item Q134887649 .
Transliterations (search aids): Aki, Akira, Choru, Hiroshi, Satoru, Satoshi, Tetsu, Tooru, Yutaka, あき, あきら, さとし, さとる, ちょる, てつ, とおる, ひろし, ゆたか.