Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 敏伸, 敏信, 俊信, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TO-SHEE-NO-BOO [key] Meaning & History From 敏 (toshi) meaning "agile" or 俊 (toshi) meaning "talented", combined with 伸 (nobu) meaning "to extend" or 信 (shin, nobu) meaning "trust, faith, believe". Other kanji combinations are possible.