Yoshiyuki

Yoshiyuki is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Yoshiyuki

Yoshiyuki Kamei (1936–2006), Japanese politician
Pronunciation	joɕijɯkʲi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	depends on the kanji used.
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosiyuki (Kunrei-shiki) Yosiyuki (Nihon-shiki) Yoshiyuki (Hepburn)

Possible writings

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

• 義幸, "justice, happiness"
• 義之, "justice, of"
• 義行, "justice, to go"
• 吉幸, "good luck, happiness"
• 吉之, "good luck, of"
• 吉行, "good luck, to go"
• 善幸, "virtuous, happiness"
• 善之, "virtuous, of"
• 善行, "virtuous, to go"
• 芳幸, "virtuous/fragrant, happiness"
• 芳之, "virtuous/fragrant, of"
• 芳行, "virtuous/fragrant, to go"
• 嘉之, "excellent, of"
• 嘉行, "excellent, to go"
• 好之, "good/like something, of"
• 慶之, "congratulate, of"
• 良幸, "good, happiness"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしゆき or katakana ヨシユキ.

Notable people with the given name Yoshiyuki

• Yoshiyuki Ichihashi (市橋 善行, born 1949), Japanese bobsledder
• Yoshiyuki Homarefuji (誉富士 歓之, born 1985), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (岩本 義行, 1912–2008), Japanese baseball player
• Yoshiyuki Kamei (亀井 善之, 1936–2006), Japanese politician
• Yoshiyuki Kato (加藤 善之, born 1964), Japanese footballer and manager
• Yoshiyuki Kawashima (川島 義之, 1878–1945), general in the Imperial Japanese Army
• Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (小林 慶行, born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Yoshiyuki Konishi (小西 良幸, born 1950), Japanese fashion designer
• Yoshiyuki Kouno (河野 義行, born 1950), victim of the Matsumoto incident
• Yoshiyuki Kubota (窪田 義行, born 1972), Japanese shogi player
• Yoshiyuki Matsumoto (松本 佳介, born 1971), Japanese shogi player
• Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (松岡 義之, born 1957), Japanese judoka
• Yoshiyuki Mizumoto (水本 良幸, born 1969), Japanese swimmer
• Yoshiyuki Ohmiya (近江谷 好幸, born 1959), Japanese curler and curling coach
• Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (貞本 義行, born 1962), Japanese character designer and manga artist
• Yoshiyuki Sakaki (榊 佳之, born 1942), Japanese molecular biologist
• Yoshiyuki Sato (佐藤 佳幸, born 1975), Japanese ski mountaineer
• Yoshiyuki Shimizu (清水 祥之, born 1969), Japanese speed skater
• Yoshiyuki Shimozuma (下妻 由幸, born 1977), Japanese voice actor
• Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野 喜幸, born 1941), Japanese anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist
• Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (鶴田 義行, 1903–1986), Japanese swimmer
• Yoshiyuki Yoshida (吉田 善行, born 1974), Japanese mixed martial artist

Notable people with the surname Yoshiyuki

• Eisuke Yoshiyuki (吉行 栄助, 1906–1940), Japanese writer
• Junnosuke Yoshiyuki (吉行 淳之介, 1923–1994), Japanese writer
• Kazuko Yoshiyuki (吉行 和子, born 1935), Japanese actress
• Kohei Yoshiyuki (吉行 耕平, born 1946), Japanese photographer
• Rie Yoshiyuki (吉行 理恵, 1939–2006), Japanese poet and writer
• Yumi Yoshiyuki (吉行 由実, born 1965), Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter

See also

• 5172 Yoshiyuki, a main-belt asteroid