71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 剛, 剛史, 剛志, etc.(Japanese Kanji) つよし(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /t͡sɨᵝ.jo̞.ɕi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 剛 (tsuyoshi) meaning "hard, rigid, strong". It can also come from an alternate reading of 剛 (tsuyo) combined with 史 (shi) meaning "history" or 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose". Other kanji and kanji combinations can also form this name. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other ReadingsGang(Chinese) Categories Guilty Gear characters, history, Japanese words, Ju-on characters, purpose, strength, Swimming Hall of Famers, word names