Musashi is a Japanese unisex given name, which means 'masculine' or 'hero'. It is composed of two kanji characters: '武' (Mu), meaning 'military', and '志' (Shi), meaning 'ambition' or 'aspiration'. This name has been popular in Japan for centuries, often associated with the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, author of the classic treatise on strategy and martial arts, 'The Book of Five Rings'.
The name Musashi has seen consistent popularity over the years, with an average of five births per year from 2007 to 2016, totaling twenty births in that time period.