Yoshimasa

Yoshimasa is a masculine Japanese given name.

Yoshimasa

Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japanese politician
Pronunciation	joɕimasa (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosimasa (Kunrei-shiki) Yosimasa (Nihon-shiki) Yoshimasa (Hepburn)

Possible writings

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

• 義正, "justice, righteous"
• 義政, "justice, politics"
• 義昌, "justice, clear"
• 佳正, "skilled, righteous"
• 佳政, "skilled, politics"
• 佳雅, "skilled, elegant"
• 善正, "virtuous, righteous"
• 善政, "virtuous, politics"
• 善真, "virtuous, reality"
• 吉正, "good luck, righteous"
• 吉政, "good luck, politics"
• 吉真, "good luck, reality"
• 良正, "good, righteous"
• 良政, "good, politics"
• 良昌, "good, clear"
• 恭正, "respectful, righteous"
• 嘉正, "excellent, righteous"
• 嘉政, "excellent, politics"
• 能政, "capacity, politics"
• 喜政, "rejoice, politics"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしまさ or katakana ヨシマサ.

Notable people with the name

• Yoshimasa Ashikaga (足利 義政, 1435–1490), Japanese shōgun
• Yoshimasa Fujita (藤田 芳正, born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Yoshimasa Hayashi (林 芳正, born 1961), Japanese politician
• Yoshimasa Heinouchi (平内 吉政), Japanese woodworker
• Yoshimasa Hiraike (平池 芳正), Japanese anime director
• Yoshimasa Hosoya (細谷 佳正, born 1982), Japanese voice actor
• Yoshimasa Ishibashi (石橋 義正, born 1968), Japanese artist
• Yoshimasa Kiso (木曾 義昌, 1540–1595), Japanese samurai
• Yoshimasa Kondo (近藤 芳正, born 1961), Japanese actor
• Yoshimasa Oshima (大島 義昌, 1850–1926), Japanese general
• Yoshimasa Suda (須田 芳正, born 1967), Japanese footballer
• Yoshimasa Shishiho (嗣子鵬 慶昌, 1955–2006), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yoshimasa Sugawara (菅原 義正, born 1941), Japanese rally driver