Yoshiharu

Yoshiharu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Yoshiharu

Yoshiharu Habu, Japanese shogi player
Pronunciation	joɕihaɾɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosiharu (Kunrei-shiki) Yosiharu (Nihon-shiki) Yoshiharu (Hepburn)

Possible writings

Yoshiharu can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 義治, "justice, to manage"
• 義春, "justice, spring"
• 義温, "justice, to warm up"
• 吉治, "good luck, to manage"
• 吉春, "good luck, spring"
• 吉温, "good luck, to warm up"
• 善治, "virtuous, to manage"
• 善春, "virtuous, spring"
• 芳治, "virtuous/fragrant, to manage"
• 芳春, "virtuous/fragrant, spring"
• 良治, "good, to manage"
• 良春, "good, spring"
• 慶治, "congratulate, to manage"
• 由治, "reason, to manage"
• 与志治, "give, determination, to manage"
• 嘉治, "excellent, to manage"
• 嘉温, "excellent, to warm up"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしはる or katakana ヨシハル.

Notable people with the name

• Yoshiharu Abe (阿部 義晴, born 1966), Japanese musician and record producer
• Yoshiharu Ashikaga (足利 義晴, 1511–1550), Japanese shōgun
• Yoshiharu Fukuhara (福原 吉春, born 1942), Japanese alpine skier
• Yoshiharu Habu (羽生 善治, born 1970), Japanese shogi and chess player
• Yoshiharu Horii (堀井 美晴, born 1953), Japanese footballer and manager
• Yoshiharu Horio (堀尾 吉晴, 1542–1611), Japanese daimyō
• Yoshiharu Iwamoto (厳本 善治, 1863–1942), Japanese educator
• Yoshiharu Kohayakawa (小早川 美晴, born 1963), Japanese-Brazilian mathematician
• Yoshiharu Osaka (大阪 可治, born 1947), Japanese karateka
• Yoshiharu Sagara (相良 義陽, 1544–1581), Japanese daimyō
• Yoshiharu Sekino (関野 吉晴, born 1949), Japanese surgeon, explorer, travel writer, photographer and anthropologist
• Yoshiharu Tochiisami (栃勇 義治, born 1947), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yoshiharu Tomonaga (友永 義治, born 1950), Japanese sprinter
• Yoshiharu Tsuge (つげ 義春, born 1937), Japanese manga artist and writer
• Yoshiharu Ueno (上野 良治, born 1973), Japanese footballer
• Yoshiharu Yamaguchi (山口 良治, born 1943), Japanese rugby union player