Yoshimi is a unisex

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

and can also be used as a surname.

Possible writings

*佳美, meaning "excellent, beautiful" *良美, meaning "good, beautiful" *好美, meaning "like, beautiful" *芳美, meaning "fragrant, beautiful"

People with the given name

* Yoshimi (吉見), a guitarist and composer from the pop rock band

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*, Japanese actress and singer *

Yoshimi Hayashi Yoshimi Hayashi (November 2, 1923 – April 23, 2006) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii from March 30, 1982 to March 31, 1992. Born in Honolulu, Hayashi was raised by various family members after his mother died when he was four, and hi ...

(1923–2006), American lawyer *

Yoshimi Ishibashi is a professional race car driver born in Tokyo, Japan. Ishibashi has participated in Japanese GT Series since 1994, winning the 1995 GT2 class championship. Since 1996 he has participated in the GT300 class, driving for Gaikokuya Porsche ...

(石橋義三, born 1949), a Japanese professional race car driver *

Yoshimi Iwasaki is a Japanese singer and actress. She is notable for singing most of the various theme songs for the anime television series ''Touch'' along with Yumekojo. In 2008, she joined the fantasy band Sound Horizon for the release of their 6th story C ...

(岩崎良美), a Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese softball player *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese long-distance runner *

Yoshimi P-We Yoshimi (born on February 18, 1968) is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock band Boredoms. Alongside her drum playing skills with Boredoms, she performs the vocals for the all femal ...

or Yoshimi Yokota (横田佳美, born 1968), a Japanese musician and drummer of the rock band

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*, Japanese politician

People with the surname

*, Japanese ice hockey player

Fictional characters

* Agent Yoshimi, a character from the television series ''

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'' * Yoshimi Akashi (明石好美), a character from the manga series ''

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'' and its anime adaptions * Yoshimi, a minor character in the manga and anime series ''

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'' * Yoshimi Sakanaka (阪中佳実), a character from the ''

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'' series * Yoshimi Satou (佐藤良美), a character from the video game and anime ''

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'' *

Yoshimi Yahagi The following is a list of characters that appear in the novel, manga and film versions of ''Battle Royale''. Primary characters Shuya Nanahara * Assigned weapon: Army Knife (novel and manga); Pot lid (film) Boy #15 has witnessed a good d ...

(矢作好美), a character in the novel, film, and manga '' Battle Royale'' * Yoshimi, title character of The Flaming Lips 2002 album, and song of the same name, ''

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots ''Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots'' is the tenth studio album by American rock band the Flaming Lips, released on July 16, 2002, by Warner Bros. Records. The album saw the band pursue a more electronic direction than previous efforts, incorporati ...

Places

Yoshimi, Saitama is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 18,594 in 7800 households and a population density of 480 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Located in central Saitama Prefecture ...

, a town located in Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Other

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* Yoshimi, a software synthesizer for

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