Yoshimi is a unisex

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

and can also be used as a surname.

Written forms

Forms in

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

can include: *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 *, Japanese Coastal Engineer *

Yoshimi Hayashi Yoshimi Hayashi (, November 2, 1922 – April 23, 2006) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii from March 30, 1982 to March 31, 1992. He was the first person to serve at all four levels of state courts and the first Japanese-American U.S. at ...

(1923–2006), American lawyer * , Japanese professional race car driver * , Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese softball player *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese ace fighter pilot *, Japanese general *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese Sinologist *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese writer and critic *, Japanese football referee *

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 female ...

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 *, Japanese sociologist *, Japanese professor

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 Ibaraki, a character from the game ''

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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 Battle Royale (novel), the novel, Battle Royale (manga), manga and Battle Royale (film), film versions of ''Battle Royale''. Primary characters Shuya Nanahara * Assigned weapon: Knife, Army ...

(矢作好美), a character in the novel, film, and manga ''

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'' * 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 List of towns in Japan, 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 cen ...

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

Other

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'', a 2002 album by

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Yoshimi Yoshimi is a unisex Japanese given name and can also be used as a surname. Written forms Forms in kanji can include: *佳美, meaning "excellent, beautiful" *良美, meaning "good, beautiful" *好美, meaning "like, beautiful" *芳美, meanin ...

, a software synthesizer for

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