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Namesort icon ID Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Hiroshige HIR408 廣重 Settsu Hōreki (1751-1764) 15 / 150 /
Hiroshige HIR90 弘重 Mino Kyōroku (1528-1532) 15 / /
Hiroshige HIR89 弘重 Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / 300 /
Hiroshige HIR388 廣重 2nd Musashi Manji (1658-1661) 388 / 280 /
Hiroshige HIR393 廣重 Musashi Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 280 /
Hirosuke HIR411 廣助 1st Suruga Eishō (1504-1521) 30 / 380 / Jo saku 1
Hirosuke HIR412 廣助 2nd Suruga Eiroku (1558-1570) 15 / 300 /
Hirosuke HIR413 廣助 3rd Suruga Kanei (1624-1644) 50 / 280 /
Hirosuke HIR415 廣助 Suruga Kanbun (1661-1673) Sukehiro 15 / /
Hirosuke HIR416 廣助 4th Suruga Enpō (1673-1681) Hirosuke 15 / 280 /
Hirosuke HIR417 廣助 5th Suruga Genbun (1736-1741) 20 / 200 /
Hirotaka HIR169 汎隆 Echizen Meireki (1655-1658) 20 / 350 / Jo saku
Hirotaka HIR429 廣高 3rd Settsu Kanen (1748-1751) 15 / 150 /
Hirotaka HIR431 廣隆 1st Aki Kanbun (1661-1673) Masahiro 15 / 250 /
Hirotaka HIR432 廣隆 2nd Aki Hōei (1704-1711) 15 / 250 /
Hirotō HIR441 廣任 1st Hizen Shōtoku (1711-1716) 15 / 300 /
Hirotō HIR442 廣任 2nd Hizen Genbun (1736-1741) 15 / 250 /
Hirotoki HIR445 廣辰 1st Mino Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / /
Hirotoki HIR447 廣辰 1st Mino Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 300 /
Hirotoki HIR448 廣辰 2nd Mino Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Hirotoshi HIR107 弘利 Chikuzen Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / 300 /
Hirotsugu HIR112 弘次 Bitchū Genryaku (1184-1185) Ko-Aoe 25 / 1500 / NMK-811-2
Hirotsugu HIR120 弘次 Iwami Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / 300 /
Hirotsugu HIR183 博嗣 Kagawa Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Hirotsugu HIR461 廣次 1st Hizen Keian (1648-1652) Hirado Sa Masahiro 15 / / NZS-924
Hirotsugu HIR462 廣次 2nd Hizen Tenna (1681-1684) Hirotsugu 15 / /
Hirotsugu HIR469 廣次 Ise Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Hirotsugu HIR478 廣次 Sagami Kenmu (1334-1338) ND 20 / /
Hirotsugu HIR480 廣次 1st Sagami Ōan (1368-1375) ND 20 / /
Hirotsugu HIR481 廣次 2nd Sagami Eiwa (1375-1379) ND 20 / 400 /
Hirotsugu HIR483 廣次 3rd Sagami Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / 400 / Jo saku
Hirotsugu HIR484 廣次 Sagami Meiō (1492-1501) 20 / /
Hirotsugu HIR485 廣次 4th Sagami Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 350 /
Hirotsugu HIR479 廣次 1st Sagami Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 20 / 400 /
Hirotsugu HIR125 弘次 Yamashiro Genryaku (1184-1185) Sanjo 20 / /
Hirotsuna HIR495 廣綱 Kii Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / /
Hirotsuna HIR496 廣綱 Musashi Taiei (1521-1528) Shitahara 15 / 250 /
Hirotsuna HIR500 廣綱 Kii Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 250 /
Hirotsune HIR134 弘恒 Bitchū Teiō (1222-1224) Ko-Aoe 20 / 900 / Jo saku NMK-811-16
Hirotsune HIR136 弘恒 Bitchū Teiji (1362-1368) ND Katayama Ichimonji 30 / 650 / NMK-811-18
Hiroyasu HIR150 弘安 Chikuzen Engen (1336-1340) Samonji 20 / 700 /
Hiroyasu HIR203 寛安 Hyūga Eiroku (1558-1570) 15 / 200 /
Hiroyasu HIR204 寛安 Satsuma Ōan (1368-1375) ND 20 / / 以一心作是寛安|motte ishinsaku-kore hiroyasu
Hiroyoshi HIR158 弘吉 Chikuzen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 30 / /
Hiroyoshi HIR527 廣賀 1st Hōki Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / 400 /
Hiroyoshi HIR528 廣賀 Hōki Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Hiroyoshi HIR529 廣賀 Hōki Tenmon (1532-1555) 25 / 400 / Jo saku
Hiroyoshi HIR536 廣賀 Hōki Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Hiroyoshi HIR537 廣賀 Hōki Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / 250 /
Hiroyoshi HIR541 廣賀 Hōki Bunroku (1592-1596) 15 / 300 / Jo saku