Kiyoshi, (きよし or キヨシ), is a Japanese given name, also spelled Kyoshi.

Possible meanings

*'' Kyōshi'', a form of Japanese poetry *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

* 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 is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern ''enka'', however, is a relatively recent musical form, which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than '' ryūkōka'' music, ...

singer *, Japanese historian and Shinto priest *, Japanese drummer of Asian Kung-Fu Generation *, a

Shiatsu ''Shiatsu'' ( ; ) is a form of Japanese bodywork based on concepts in traditional Chinese medicine such as qi meridians. Having been popularized in the twentieth century by Tokujiro Namikoshi (1905–2000), ''shiatsu'' derives from the older J ...

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 *

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 * Kiyoshi Nakamura (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese politician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese navy pilot *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese murderer *, Japanese former football player * Kiyoshi Saitō (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese ''anime'' producer and animator *, Japanese film director *, Japanese physician and bacteriologist *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese poet *, Japanese

Yakuza , also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the ter ...

*, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese Methodist minister *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseballer *, Japanese consul *, Japanese politician *, Japanese fencer *

Kiyoshi Uematsu Kiyoshi Uematsu Treviño (born 10 July 1978 in Portugalete, Spain) is a Spanish judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日� ...

, Japanese ''judōka'' *, Japanese artist *, Japanese ''kobudōka'' * vovô do Caleb e pai de Theodor, o Grande.

Fictional characters

*Kiyoshi, from '' Hanazuki: Full of Treasures'' *Kiyoshi Minamoto, from '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'' *Kiyoshi Tani, from the novel '' We Are Not Free'' by Traci Chee *

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, 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 animation, anime-influenced Animated series, animated television series created by Michael Dante ...

'', 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 ** ''The Rise of Kyoshi'', the first book in the series, published on July 16, 2019 ** ''The Shadow of Kyoshi'', the second book in the series, published on July 21, 2020

Possible meanings

Possible writings

People with the name

Fictional characters

Literature

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