Yoshihito (name)

Yoshihito

Prince Yoshihito (1879–1926). Formal portrait, 1912.
Pronunciation	joɕiçito (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosihito (Kunrei-shiki) Yosihito (Nihon-shiki) Yoshihito (Hepburn)

Yoshihito is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Yoshihito can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 義人, "justice, person"
• 義仁, "justice, benevolence"
• 吉人, "good luck, person"
• 吉仁, "good luck, benevolence"
• 善人, "virtuous, person"
• 善仁, "virtuous, benevolence"
• 芳人, "virtuous/fragrant, person"
• 芳仁, "virtuous/fragrant, benevolence"
• 良人, "good, person"
• 良仁, "good, benevolence"
• 喜仁, "rejoice, benevolence"
• 慶仁, "congratulate, benevolence"
• 佳仁, "skilled, benevolence"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしひと or katakana ヨシヒト.

Notable people with the name

• Emperor Taishō, previously known as Prince Yoshihito (嘉仁, 1879–1926)
• Yoshihito, Prince Katsura (宜仁, 1948–2014), previously known as Prince Yoshihito of Mikasa, grandson of Emperor Taishō
• Yoshihito Onda (恩田 快人, born 1963), bassist and founder of the 1990s pop band Judy and Mary
• Yoshihito Fujita (藤田 祥史, born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Yoshihito Iizuka (飯塚 欣士, born 2001), Japanese footballer
• Yoshihito Ishii (石井 義人, born 1978), Japanese baseball infielder
• Yoshihito Nishioka (西岡 良仁, born 1995), Japanese tennis player
• Yoshihito Yamaji (山路 嘉人, born 1971), Japanese football player
• Yoshihito Yoshida (吉田 義人, born 1969), Japanese rugby union player