Kiyoshi, (きよし or キヨシ), is a Japanese given name, also spelled Kyoshi.
Possible meanings
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Kyōshi
is a form of Japanese poetry using kanji, Chinese characters which was popular around 1770–1800. ''Kyōshi'' avoids typical poetic forms, and often includes humorous expressions and puns on alternate readings or meanings of the same characters. ...
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*Kyōshi, a
Japanese honorific
Possible writings
*清, "cleanse"
*淳, "pure"
*潔, "undefiled"
*清志, "cleanse, intention"
*清司, "cleanse, official"
*聖, "holy"
*澄, "lucidity"
*潔司, "undefiled, official"
People with the name
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Akira Kawabata ("Kiyoshi"), pro wrestler
*, Japanese sport wrestler
*, Japanese pole vaulter
*, Japanese film actor
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese ice hockey player
*, Japanese ice hockey player
*, Japanese admiral
*, Japanese artist
*, Japanese
Enka singer
*, Japanese historian and Shinto priest
*, Japanese drummer of
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
*, a
Shiatsu Master, Shiatsupractor (SPR),
*, Japanese academic, historian and writer
*, Japanese mathematician
*, Japanese general soldier
*, Japanese Christian journalist
*, Japanese voice actor
*, Japanese businessman
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese American author and advocate
*, Japanese film director
*, Japanese golfer
*, Japanese philosopher
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Kiyoshi K. Muranaga
Kiyoshi K. Muranaga ( ja, 村永 清, February 16, 1922 – June 26, 1944) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.US Army Center of ...
, soldier
*, Japanese cyclist
*, Japanese sumo wrestler
*, Japanese kendoka, iaidoka and aikidoka
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, multiple people
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese handball player
*, Japanese handball player
*, Japanese navy pilot
*, Japanese mathematician
*, Japanese murderer
*, Japanese former football player
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Kiyoshi Saitō (disambiguation) Kiyoshi Saitō may refer to:
*, Japanese printmaker
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese table tennis player, Olympic athlete
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, multiple people
*, Japanese ''anime'' producer and animator
*, Japanese film director
*, Japanese physician and bacteriologist
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese poet
*, Japanese
Yakuza
*, Japanese professional wrestler
*, Japanese boxer
*, Japanese Methodist minister
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese baseballer
*, Japanese consul
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese fencer
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Kiyoshi Uematsu
Kiyoshi Uematsu Treviño (born 10 July 1978 in Portugalete, Spain) is a Spanish judoka. His father is Japanese and his mother is Spanish. His older brother, Kenji Kenji may refer to:
*Kenji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name, and li ...
, Japanese ''judōka''
*, Japanese artist
*, Japanese ''kobudōka''
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Fictional characters
*Kiyoshi, from ''
Hanazuki: Full of Treasures''
*Kiyoshi Minamoto, from ''
Battle Royale II: Requiem''
*Kiyoshi Tani, from the novel ''
We Are Not Free
''We Are Not Free'' is a young adult historical fiction novel by Traci Chee, published September 1, 2020 by HMH Books for Young Readers. ''TIME'' included it on their list of the 100 best young adult novels of all time.
Reception
Reviews
''W ...
'' by Traci Chee
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Avatar Kyoshi, a minor character from ''
Avatar: The Last Airbender'' and ''
The Legend of Korra
''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as TLOK), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or simply ''Korra'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelode ...
'', in which she is deceased but eventually became the heroine in
her own book series
Literature
*''The Legend of Kyoshi'', a fantasy novel duology set in the
''Avatar'' franchise
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''The Rise of Kyoshi'', the first book in the series, published on July 16, 2019
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''The Shadow of Kyoshi'', the second book in the series, published on July 21, 2020
See also
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Kyoshi (disambiguation) Kyoshi may refer to:
*Kyoshi Takahama (1874–1959), Japanese poet
* Kyoshi Miura (born 1961), Japanese cyclist
* Avatar Kyoshi, a fictional supporting character from ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' and ''The Legend of Korra''. She has two novels ce ...
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Japanese masculine given names