Yoshiyuki is both a masculine

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

Yoshiyuki 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 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", ...

よしゆき or

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 ...

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Notable people with the given name Yoshiyuki

*, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese sumo wrestler *

Yoshiyuki Iwamoto was a Japanese baseball player and manager. He is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. Biography Iwamuto was born in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture. He took part in the National High School Baseball Championship in 1931, but his team ...

(岩本義行, 1912–2008), Japanese baseball player *

Yoshiyuki Kamei was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives representing Kanagawa Prefecture. Biography Yoshiyuki Kamei was born on 30 April 1936. He graduated from Keio University in 1962. He was Minister of Agricult ...

(亀井善之, 1936–2006), Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer and manager *

Yoshiyuki Kawashima was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Army Minister in the 1930s. Biography Kawashima was a native of Ehime prefecture. He graduated from the 10th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1898 (where one of his classmates was Sa ...

(川島義之, 1878–1945), general in the Imperial Japanese Army *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese fashion designer * Yoshiyuki Kouno (河野義行, born 1950), victim of the Matsumoto incident *

Yoshiyuki Kubota is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7- dan. Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional Yoshiyuki Kubota was born in Adachi, Tokyo on May 18, 1972. In 1984, he won the 9th , and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi ...

(窪田義行, born 1972), Japanese shogi player *

Yoshiyuki Matsumoto is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan. Shogi professional Promotion history The promotion history for Ueno is as follows: * 6-kyū is a Japanese language, Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in Japanese t ...

(松本佳介, born 1971), Japanese shogi player *

Yoshiyuki Matsuoka is a retired judoka from Japan, who represented Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Matsuoka won the gold medal in the men's half-lightweight division (65 kg), after having defeated South Korea's Hwang Jung-Oh i ...

(松岡義之, born 1957), Japanese judoka *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese curler and curling coach *

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto is a Japanese character designer, manga artist, and one of the founding members of the Gainax anime studio. Career When Gainax was originally founded as Daicon Film, Sadamoto served as animator on the second animated project, the Daicon IV op ...

(貞本義行, born 1962), Japanese character designer and manga artist *

Yoshiyuki Sakaki is a Japanese molecular biologist. He was the sixth president of Toyohashi University of Technology and an emeritus professor of the University of Tokyo. Sakaki was born in Nagoya. He received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the Univer ...

(榊佳之, born 1942), Japanese molecular biologist *

Yoshiyuki Sato is a Japanese ski mountaineer. Sato was born in Gunma. He started ski mountaineering in 2000 and participated in his first race in 2004. He lives in Tokyo. Selected results * 2007: ** 2nd, Asian Championship, individual * 2009: ** 1st, Asi ...

(佐藤佳幸, born 1975), Japanese ski mountaineer *, Japanese speed skater *

Yoshiyuki Shimozuma is a Japanese voice actor from Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He is affiliated with Kenyu Office. Filmography Anime ;2010 * ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' (Rick, Hans) ;2012 * '' Kingdom'' (Qu Hai) * '' Gon'' (Saachii) * '' The New Prince of Tennis'' (Chikah ...

(下妻由幸, born 1977), Japanese voice actor *

Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, songwriter and novelist best known for creating the ''Gundam'' anime franchise. Early life and family Tomino was born on November 5, 1941, in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, to an old family of regio ...

(富野喜幸, born 1941), Japanese anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist *

Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (October 1, 1903 – July 24, 1986) was a Japanese Swimming (sport), swimmer. He won a gold medal in the 1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles Olympics. Biography Tsuruta was born in Ishiki Villag ...

(鶴田義行, 1903–1986), Japanese swimmer *

Yoshiyuki Yoshida (born May 10, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto, Cage Force, and the UFC. On December 1, 2007, he became the first C ...

(吉田善行, born 1974), Japanese mixed martial artist

Notable people with the surname Yoshiyuki

Eisuke Yoshiyuki was a Japanese author. He was born in Okayama Prefecture. His son, Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, was also a noted author; his daughter, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, a well-known actress; and his other daughter, Rie Yoshiyuki, was a poet and novelist. The 1997 NHK A ...

(吉行栄助, 1906–1940), Japanese writer *

Junnosuke Yoshiyuki was a Japanese novelist and short-story writer, and a member of the so-called "Third Generation of Postwar Writers" (第3の新人). Life Yoshiyuki was born in Okayama, Okayama, Okayama, the oldest child of author Eisuke Yoshiyuki, but his fam ...

(吉行淳之介, 1923–1994), Japanese writer *

Kazuko Yoshiyuki (born 9 August 1935) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and essayist. Biography Early life Kazuko was born in Tokyo as a first daughter of Eisuke Yoshiyuki, a writer, and Aguri. She has an older brother, Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, a novelist, an ...

(吉行和子, born 1935), Japanese actress *

Kohei Yoshiyuki was a Japanese photographer whose work included "Kōen" (, Park), photographs of people at night in sexual activities in parks in Tokyo. Prints from ''The Park (photo series), The Park'' are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and ...

(吉行耕平, born 1946), Japanese photographer *, Japanese poet and writer *

Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the '' pink film'' genre. Early life and education Yoshiyuki studied economics at Dokkyo University. Career During her studies at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki ...

(吉行由実, born 1965), Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter

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Notable people with the given name Yoshiyuki

Notable people with the surname Yoshiyuki

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