Yoshikazu

Yoshikazu

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Yoshikazu (written: 良一, 良和, 義一, 義和, 義量, 義員, 嘉一, 佳和, 芳一, 芳和, 美一, 能員, 由一, 由和, 慶和 or 祥三) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Ashikaga Yoshikazu (足利 義量) (1407–1425), Japanese shogun
• Yoshikazu Fujita (藤田 慶和) (born 1993), Japanese rugby union player
• Yoshikazu Fukumura (福村 芳一) (born 1946), Japanese conductor
• Yoshikazu Goto (後藤 義一) (born 1964), Japanese footballer and manager
• Hiki Yoshikazu (比企 能員) (died 1203), Japanese warrior
• Yoshikazu Isoda (礒田 由和) (born 1965), Japanese footballer
• Yoshikazu Iwamoto (born 1945), Japanese musician
• Yoshikazu Katō (加藤 義一) (born 1972), Japanese film directora and screenwriter
• Yoshikazu Kawaguchi (川口 由一) (born 1939), Japanese farmer, writer and educator
• Yoshikazu Kotani (小谷 嘉一) (born 1982), Japanese actor and singer
• Yoshikazu Mera (米良 美一) (born 1971), Japanese singer
• Yoshikazu Minami ((南 良和) (born 1935), Japanese photographer
• Yoshikazu Nagai (永井 良和) (born 1952), Japanese footballer and manager
• Yoshikazu Nonomura (野々村 芳和) (born 1972), Japanese footballer
• Yoshikazu Okada (岡田 良一) (1901–1974), Japanese religious leader
• Yoshikazu Sakai, Japanese Paralympic swimmer
• Yoshikazu Shirakawa (白川 義員) (born 1935), Japanese photographer
• Yoshikazu Suo (周防 義和) (born 1953), Japanese musician
• Yoshikazu Suzuki (鈴木 良和) (born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yoshikazu Takeuchi (竹内 義和) (born 1955), Japanese writer
• Yoshikazu Tanaka (田中 良和) (born 1977), Japanese businessman
• Yoshikazu Taru (多留 嘉一) (born 1964), Japanese professional wrestler
• Yoshikazu Uchida (内田 祥三) (1885–1972), Japanese architect and structural engineer
• Washūyama Yoshikazu (鷲羽山 佳和) (born 1949), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yoshikazu Yahiro (八尋 義和) (born 1970), Japanese guitarist
• Yoshikazu Yokoshima (born 1952), Japanese golfer
• Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (安彦 良和) (born 1947), Japanese animator and manga artist

See also

• 8102 Yoshikazu, main-belt asteroid