Tomochika

Tomochika Tsuboi, Japanese baseball player
Pronunciation	tomotɕika (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tomotika (Kunrei-shiki) Tomotika (Nihon-shiki) Tomochika (Hepburn)

Tomochika is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Possible writings

Tomochika can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 友親, "friend, parent"
• 友近, "friend, near"
• 友約, "friend, agreement"
• 友盟, "friend, alliance"
• 友誓, "friend, pledge"
• 知親, "know, parent"
• 知近, "know, near"
• 知約, "know, agreement"
• 知盟, "know, alliance"
• 知誓, "know, pledge"
• 智親, "intellect, parent"
• 智近, "intellect, near"
• 智約, "intellect, agreement"
• 智盟, "intellect, alliance"
• 共親, "together, parent"
• 共近, "together, near"
• 朋親, "companion, parent"
• 朋近, "companion, near"
• 朝親, "morning/dynasty, parent"
• 朝近, "morning/dynasty, near"
• 朝約, "morning/dynasty, agreement"
• 朝盟, "morning/dynasty, alliance"

The name can also be written in hiragana ともちか or katakana トモチカ.

Notable people with the given name Tomochika

• Tomochika Miyano (宮野 ともちか), Japanese manga artist
• Tomochika Mizokami (溝上 知親, born 1977), Japanese Go player
• Tomochika Tsuboi (坪井 智哉, born 1974), Japanese baseball player

Notable people with the surname Tomochika

• Toshirō Tomochika (友近 聡朗) (born 1975), Japanese footballer and politician