Tsutomu is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms Tsutomu''' can be written using different kanji characters. Here are some examples:
勉, "make effort" 務, "affairs" 勤, "diligence" 努, "strive" 力, "power"
The name can also be written in hiragana つとむ or katakana ツトム.
Notable people with the name , Japanese manga artist , Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army , Japanese tenor , former Japanese shihan , Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler , Japanese film director , Japanese wrestler , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan , Japanese rugby union player , Japanese professional golfer , Japanese head coach of the Sun Rockers Shibuya , Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese former manager , Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher , Japanese voice actor , Japanese ice hockey player, coach and administrator , Japanese short track speed skater , Japanese organic chemist , Japanese football player , Japanese actor and stuntman , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese writer , Japanese linguist , Japanese engineer , Japanese cannibalistic serial killer and necrophile , Japanese rower , Japanese animation and sound director , Japanese freestyle swimmer , Japanese Paralympic athlete , Japanese manga artist , Japanese football player , Japanese professor of International Christian Studies , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese master of Shotokan karate , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese former cyclist , Japanese politician , Japanese racing cyclist , Japanese career naval officer , Japanese politician Tsutomu Sato (ophthalmologist) (1902–1960), Japanese ophthalmologist , Japanese windsurfer , Japanese astronomer , Japanese alpine , Japanese comedian and television presenter , Japanese anime director , Japanese-born American physicist and computer security expert , Japanese football player , Japanese manga artist , Japanese former football , Japanese secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party , Japanese baseball player , Japanese doctor and politician , Japanese president of Fuji Speedway , Japanese former baseball player, coach, and manager , Japanese marine engineer , Japanese actor , Japanese physicist , Japanese aikidoka , Japanese artist and scientist , Japanese freestyle swimmer
Fictional characters Tsutomu Goshiki (五色 工), a character from the manga and anime Haikyu!!'' with the position of wing spiker from Shiratorizawa Academy Tsutomu Ryuuzaki (竜崎 勤), a character from Tenjo Tenge
See also 7713 Tsutomu Tsutomu Kanai Award