Yoshihito (name)
Appearance
Pronunciation | joɕiçito (IPA) |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Yosihito (Kunrei-shiki)
Yosihito (Nihon-shiki) Yoshihito (Hepburn) |
Yoshihito is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
[edit]Yoshihito can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
- 義人, "justice, person"
- 義仁, "justice, benevolence"
- 吉人, "good luck, person"
- 吉仁, "good luck, benevolence"
- 善人, "virtuous, person"
- 善仁, "virtuous, benevolence"
- 芳人, "virtuous/fragrant, person"
- 芳仁, "virtuous/fragrant, benevolence"
- 良人, "good, person"
- 良仁, "good, benevolence"
- 喜仁, "rejoice, benevolence"
- 慶仁, "congratulate, benevolence"
- 佳仁, "skilled, benevolence"
The name can also be written in hiragana よしひと or katakana ヨシヒト.
Notable people with the name
[edit]- Emperor Taishō, previously known as Prince Yoshihito (嘉仁, 1879–1926)
- Yoshihito, Prince Katsura (宜仁, 1948–2014), previously known as Prince Yoshihito of Mikasa, grandson of Emperor Taishō
- Yoshihito Onda (恩田 快人, born 1963), bassist and founder of the 1990s pop band Judy and Mary
- Yoshihito Fujita (藤田 祥史, born 1983), Japanese footballer
- Yoshihito Iizuka (飯塚 欣士, born 2001), Japanese footballer
- Yoshihito Ishii (石井 義人, born 1978), Japanese baseball infielder
- Yoshihito Nishioka (西岡 良仁, born 1995), Japanese tennis player
- Yoshihito Yamaji (山路 嘉人, born 1971), Japanese football player
- Yoshihito Yoshida (吉田 義人, born 1969), Japanese rugby union player