Yoshihiko is a masculine Japanese given name.
Pronunciation | joɕiçiko (IPA) |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Yosihiko (Kunrei-shiki)
Yosihiko (Nihon-shiki) Yoshihiko (Hepburn) |
Written forms
editYoshihiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters, such as:
- 義彦, "justice, elegant boy"
- 義比古, "justice, young man (archaic)"
- 吉彦, "good luck, elegant boy"
- 吉比古, "good luck, young man (archaic)"
- 善彦, "virtuous, elegant boy"
- 芳彦, "virtuous/fragrant, elegant boy"
- 良彦, "good, elegant boy"
- 慶彦, "congratulate, elegant boy"
- 由彦, "reason, to rise, elegant boy"
- 与志彦, "give, determination, elegant boy"
- 嘉彦, "excellent, elegant boy"
- 佳彦, "skilled, elegant boy"
The name can also be written in hiragana よしひこ or katakana ヨシヒコ.
Notable people with the name
edit- Yoshihiko Amano (天野 佳彦, born 1971), Japanese basketball player
- Yoshihiko Amino (網野 善彦, 1928–2004), Japanese Marxist historian
- Yoshihiko Fukuda (福田 良彦, born 1970), Japanese politician
- Yoshihiko Funazaki (舟崎 克彦, born 1945), Japanese novelist, poet, illustrator, manga artist and songwriter
- Yoshihiko Hosoda (細田 善彦), Japanese actor
- Yoshihiko Itō (伊藤 義彦, born 1951), Japanese photographer
- Yoshihiko Ito (chemist) (伊藤 嘉彦, 1937–2006), Japanese chemist
- Yoshihiko Kanatsu (金津 義彦, born 1961), Japanese fencer
- Yoshihiko Kikuchi (義彥 菊池, born 1941), emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus
- Yoshihiko Matsumoto (松本 慶彦, born 1981), Japanese volleyball player
- Yoshihiko Matsuo (松尾 良彦, 1934–2020), Japanese automobile designer
- Yoshihiko Matsuoka (松岡 良彦, born 1977), Japanese footballer
- Yoshihiko Nikawadori (born 1961), Japanese handball player
- Yoshihiko Noda (野田 佳彦, born 1957), Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
- Yoshihiko Osaki (大崎 剛彦, born 1939), Japanese swimmer
- Yoshihiko Saito (斎藤 嘉彦, born 1972), Japanese hurdler
- Yoshihiko Takahashi (高橋 慶彦, born 1957), Japanese baseball player
- Yoshihiko Umakoshi (馬越 嘉彦, born 1968), Japanese animator and character designer
- Yoshihiko Wada (和田 義彦, born 1940), Japanese painter
- Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu (吉松 義彦, 1920–1988), Japanese judoka