Yoshikane

Yoshikane

Yoshikane Nakajima, Japanese boxer
Pronunciation	joɕikane (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosikane (Kunrei-shiki) Yosikane (Nihon-shiki) Yoshikane (Hepburn)

Yoshikane is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

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

• 義金, "justice, gold"
• 義兼, "justice, simultaneous"
• 義鐘, "justice, bell"
• 吉金, "good luck, gold"
• 吉兼, "good luck, simultaneous"
• 吉鐘, "good luck, bell"
• 善金, "virtuous, gold"
• 善兼, "virtuous, simultaneous"
• 善鐘, "virtuous, bell"
• 芳金, "virtuous/fragrant, gold"
• 芳兼, "virtuous/fragrant, simultaneous"
• 芳鐘, "virtuous/fragrant, abell"
• 良金, "good, gold"
• 良兼, "good, simultaneous"
• 良鐘, "good, bell"
• 芳兼, "virtuous/fragrant, simultaneous"
• 喜金, "rejoice, gold"
• 慶兼, "congratulate, simultaneous"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしかね or katakana ヨシカネ.

Notable people with the name

• Yoshikane Ashikaga (足利 義兼, 1154–1199), Japanese samurai
• Yoshikane Fujiwara (藤原 義懐, 957–1021), Japanese noble
• Yoshikane Mizuno (水野 義兼, born 1954), Japanese astronomer