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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 a Japanese surname.


Written forms

Yoshio can be written using many different combinations of
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 ...
characters. Here are some examples: *義雄, "justice, masculine" *義男, "justice, man" *義夫, "justice, husband" *吉雄, "good luck, masculine" *吉男, "good luck, man" *吉夫, "good luck, husband" *善雄, "virtuous, masculine" *善男, "virtuous, man" *善夫, "virtuous, husband" *芳雄, "fragrant/virtuous, masculine" *芳男, "fragrant/virtuous, man" *芳夫, "fragrant/virtuous, husband" *喜雄, "rejoice, masculine" *喜男, "rejoice, noble" *喜夫, "rejoice, husband" *慶雄, "congratulate, masculine" *佳夫, "fine, husband" *嘉男, "excellent, man" *余四男, "too much, 4, man" *誉士夫, "reputation, knight, husband" The name can also be written in
hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...
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katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...
ヨシオ.


Notable people with the name

*, Japanese zoologist * Yoshio Anabuki (穴吹 義雄, 1933–2018), Japanese former baseball player and former manager of the Nankai Hawks *
Yoshio Fujiwara was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career After graduating from Mikage Higher Normal School, Fujiwara played for Osaka SC many Japan national team players Kiyoo Kanda, Shiro Azumi, Fukusaburo Harada, U ...
, (藤原 良夫, Birth and death unknown) former Japanese football player * Yoshio Fukuyama (福山 喜雄, 1921–1995), theologian who holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of Chicago *
Yoshio Furukawa is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Furukawa was born in Osaka Prefecture on July 5, 1934. After graduating from Kansai University, he joined Dunlop Japan in 1957. National team career In June ...
(古川 好男, born 1934), former Japanese football player * Yoshio Hachiro (鉢呂 吉雄, born 1948), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) *
Yoshio Harada was a Japanese actor and singer, known for his portrayals of rugged and complex antiheros. He received a variety of accolades, including a Japan Academy Film Prize, two Blue Ribbon Awards, two Hochi Film Awards, and five Kinema Junpo Award ...
(原田 芳雄, 1940–2011), Japanese actor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese triple jumper *
Yoshio Inaba was a Japanese actor best known for his role as Gorobei in Akira Kurosawa's ''Seven Samurai''. In addition to his career in film, Inaba was also a prolific theater actor and a member of the prestigious Haiyuza Theatre Company. He died of a hear ...
(稲葉 義男, 1920–1998), Japanese actor who played Gorobei in Akira Kurosawa's ''Seven Samurai'' *
Yoshio Ishida is a professional Go player and author of several books on Go. Biography By the time he was 8, Ishida started learning Go. He was a student at the legendary Kitani Minoru go school. Famous along with his fellow students Cho Chikun, Koba ...
(石田 芳夫, born 1948), professional Go player *
Yoshio Kato is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kato was born in Saitama on August 1, 1957. After graduating from Osaka University of Commerce, he joined Furukawa Electric (later ''JEF United Ichihara'') in ...
(加藤 好男, born 1957), former Japanese football player *
Yoshio Kawai is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. Biography Filmography Anime television series *The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn (Mach Lander) *Captain Tsubasa (Kōzō Kira) *Geneshaft (Asimov) *Kakyūsei (Dogeza Master) *Macross (Matsuki) *Mo ...
(河合 義雄, born 1954), Japanese voice actor *
Yoshio Kikugawa was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team. Club career Kikugawa was born in Fujieda on September 12, 1944. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined the Mitsubishi Motors in 1968. The club won t ...
(菊川 凱夫, born 1944), former Japanese football player * Yoshio Kimura (木村 義雄, born 1948), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *
Yoshio Kimura (shogi) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8- dan (which was the highest dan level during his time). He was a Lifetime Meijin who won the title eight times. At the time, the Meijin title was the only shogi title. From Dec ...
(木村 義雄, 1905–1986), Japanese shogi player *
Yoshio Kitagawa is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Kitagawa was born in Kyoto Prefecture on August 21, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined the Regional Leagues club Sagawa Express Osaka in 1997. In 2000, he moved to the newl ...
(北川 佳男, born 1978), former Japanese football player *
Yoshio Kitajima is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Kitajima was born in Joso on October 29, 1975. Through the Chinese club Guangdong Hongyuan, he joined the Japan Football League (JFL) club Oita Trinity in 1997. However he did not play in ...
(北島 義生, born 1975), Japanese football player *
Yoshio Kodaira was a Japanese serial killer, serial rapist, and war criminal who murdered at least 8 people in the Tokyo and Tochigi Prefecture areas between 1932 and 1946. Kodaira killed his father-in-law in 1932 and later raped and murdered at least 7 wome ...
(小平 義雄, 1905–1949), Japanese rapist and serial killer *
Yoshio Kodama was a Japanese right-wing Ultranationalism (Japan), ultranationalist and a prominent figure in the rise of organized crime in Japan. The most famous ''Fixer (person), kuromaku'', or behind-the-scenes power broker, of the 20th century, he was act ...
(児玉 誉士夫, 1911–1984), prominent figure in the rise of organized crime in Japan *, Japanese footballer *
Yoshio Kojima is a Japanese comedian famous for appearing only in a small bathing suit, during both performances and interviews. Among his well-known catchphrases are ''Sonna no kankei nee'' (そんなの関係ねぇ or "that has nothing to do with it", u ...
(小島 義雄, born 1980), Japanese comedian famous for appearing in only a small bathing suit *
Yoshio Kushida is a Japanese seismologist, amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets. Kushida is the founder of the Yatsugatake South Base Observatory. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 56 numbered minor pl ...
(串田 嘉男, born 1957), Japanese astronomer *
Yoshio Machida is a Japanese experimental musician, a steelpanist, composer, and visual artist. Biography A member of ASCAP, Machida studied minimal art, music and film at the Tama Art University under Kuniharu Akiyama, Yoshiaki Touno, Sakumi Hagiwara and Ki ...
(町田 良夫, born 1967), experimental musician, a steelpanist, composer, and visual artist * Yoshio Maki (牧 義夫, born 1958), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan * Yoshio Makino (牧野 義雄, 1869–1956), Japanese artist and author who spent much of his life in London * Yoshio Masui (増井 禎夫, born 1931), Japanese cell biologist *
Yoshio Mikami was a Japanese mathematician and historian of ''Japanese mathematics''. He was born February 16, 1875, in Kotachi, Hiroshima prefecture. He attended the High School of Tohoku University, and in 1911 was admitted to the Imperial University of Tok ...
(三上 義夫, 1875–1950), Japanese mathematician and wasan historian * Yoshio Miki (三木 義雄, 1905–????), Japanese hurdler *, Japanese rower *
Yoshio Mochizuki was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature), and a Minister of the Environment. Early life Mochizuki was a native of Shimizu, Shizuoka and graduate o ...
(望月 義夫, 1947–2019), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *, Japanese racewalker *
Yoshio Nakagawa is a Japanese politician of the Sunrise Party of Japan, and a previous member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). Political career A native of Hiroo District, Hokkaidō and dropout of Kanagawa University, he was e ...
(中川 義雄, born 1938), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *, Japanese judoka * Yoshio Nishi (西 義郎, 1934–2019), Japanese scholar of Tibeto-Burman linguistics *
Yoshio Nishina was a Japanese physicist who was called "the founding father of modern physics research in Japan". He led the efforts of Japan to develop an atomic bomb during World War II. Early life and career Nishina was born in Satoshō, Okayama. He rece ...
(仁科 芳雄, 1890–1951), the founding father of modern physics research in Japan *, Japanese idol, musician and actor * Yoshio Oishi (大石 良雄, 1659–1703), the chamberlain of the Akō han in Harima Province, Japan (1679–1701) *
Yoshio Okada was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Okada was born in Kobe on August 11, 1926. He played for Kwangaku Club and Rokko Club. National team career In March 1951, Okada was selected Japan national team ...
(岡田 吉夫, 1926–2002), former Japanese football player *
Yoshio Sakai Yoshio Sakai (, born May 2, 1910 – ?) was a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he was a member of the Japanese field hockey team, which won the silver medal. In th ...
(酒井 義雄, 1910–?), Japanese field hockey player *
Yoshio Sakamoto (born July 23, 1959) is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer. He has worked at Nintendo since 1982. He has directed several games in the ''Metroid'' series. He is one of the most prominent members of Nintendo's former Resear ...
(坂本 賀勇, born 1959), Japanese game designer working for Nintendo *
Yoshio Sakurauchi was a Japanese politician and a significant member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He was speaker of the House of Representatives of which he was a member for 53 years. Early life and education Sakurauchi was born in Tokyo on 8 May 1912 ...
(櫻内 義雄, 1912–2003), Japanese politician *
Yoshio Sawai is a Japanese gag manga artist, best known for his series ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' and sequel ''Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', both serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' was adapted into a 76 episodes anime series by the Toei ...
(澤井 啓夫, born 1977), Japanese gag manga creator *, Japanese cyclist * Yoshio Shinozuka (篠塚 良雄, 1923–2014), former Imperial Army soldier who served with a top secret Japanese biological warfare group in World War II *
Yoshio Shirai was a professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan. He won the Undisputed Flyweight Championship in 1952, becoming the first Japanese boxer to win a world title. Childhood and early career Shirai first boxed in elementary school, during a mock match ...
(白井 義男, 1923–2003), professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan *, Japanese sociologist *
Yoshio Tabata was a Japanese ''ryūkōka'' and ''enka'' singer, songwriter, and electric guitarist. His debut song was released in 1939. Along with enka-shi Haruo Oka's 1939 debut, his debut had a big impact on Japanese popular music because Japanese popular ...
(田端 義夫, 1919–2013), Japanese ryūkōka and enka singer, songwriter and electric guitarist * Yoshio Tachibana (立花 芳夫, 1890–1946), lieutenant general of the Japanese Imperial Army *
Yoshio Taniguchi Yoshio Taniguchi (谷口 吉生, ''Taniguchi Yoshio''; 17 October 1937 – 16 December 2024) was a Japanese architect best known for his redesign of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, which was reopened on 20 November 2004. Critics hav ...
(谷口 吉生, 1937–2024), Japanese architect who redesigned the Museum of Modern Art in New York * Yoshio Tarui (樽井 芳雄, 1902–1977), Japanese photographer *
Yoshio Tezuka Yoshio Tezuka (born 14 September 1966) is a Japanese politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party who was elected to the House of Representatives in the Tokyo 5th district in the 2021 Japanese general election General elections were h ...
(手塚 仁雄, born 1966), Japanese politician *
Yoshio Tsuchiya was a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Toshio Matsumoto's surreal ''Bara No Soretsu'' (a.k.a. '' Funeral Parade of Roses'') and Akira Kurosawa's ''Seven Samurai'' (as the firebrand farmer Rikichi) and '' Red Beard'', and Kihachi Okam ...
(土屋 嘉男, 1927–2017), Japanese actor who has appeared in several films * Yoshio Ueki (植木 善大, born 1969), professional Go player * Yoshio Urushibara (漆原 良夫, born 1944), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party * Yoshio Utsumi (内海 善雄, born 1942), the secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union 1998–2006 * Yoshio Watanabe (渡辺 義雄, 1907–2000), renowned Japanese photographer * Yoshio Yamada (山田 孝雄, , 1873–1958), Japanese linguist *
Yoshio Yatsu was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tatebayashi, Gunma and graduate of Hosei University, he was elected to the first ...
(谷津 義男, 1934–2021), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party * Yoshio Yoda (ヨシオ・ジェームス・ヨダ, 1934–2023), Japanese-American actor who played Fuji Kobiaji on the television series ''
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'' * Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男, 1933–2025), Japanese baseball player and manager * Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 好雄, 1921 – before 2000), Japanese World War II flying ace


Notable people with the surname Yoshio

* Kosaku Yoshio (吉雄 耕牛, 1724–1800), Japanese scholar of "Dutch studies", and the chief Dutch translator in Nagasaki *, Japanese sprint canoeist


Fictional characters

Yoshio Saotome (早乙女 好雄), from
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Nicknames and other uses

Yoshio, artistic name of Mexican-Japanese singer born Gustavo Nakatani Ávila {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names