Masayoshi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Masayoshi
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used

Possible writings

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Masayoshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 正由, "correct, justice, righteous; wherefore, a reason"
  • 正義, "correct, justice, righteous; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning"
  • 正喜, "correct, justice, righteous; rejoice, take pleasure in"
  • 正睦, "correct, justice, righteous; intimate, friendly, harmonious"
  • 正淑, "correct, justice, righteous; graceful, gentle, pure"
  • 正吉, "correct, justice, righteous; good luck, joy, congratulations"
  • 正芳, "correct, justice, righteous; perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant"
  • 昌良, "prosperous, bright, clear; good, pleasing, skilled"
  • 昌義, "prosperous, bright, clear; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning"
  • 昌臧, "prosperous, bright, clear; good, bribe, servant"
  • 雅宜, "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined; best regards, good"
  • 雅祥, "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined; auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune"
  • 雅賢, "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined; intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness"
  • 聖義, "holy, saint, sage, master, priest; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning"
  • 政義, "politics, government; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning"
  • 方義, "direction, person, alternative; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning"
  • 将義, "leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning"
  • 優好, "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness; fond, pleasing, like something"
  • 匡良, "correct, save, assist; good, pleasing, skilled"

The name can also be written in hiragana (まさよし) or katakana (マサヨシ).

People with the name

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