Kiyoshi Matsuda
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

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


Possible meanings

*''
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. ...
'', a form of Japanese poetry *Kyōshi, a
Japanese honorific The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called , which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are att ...


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, p ...
singer *, Japanese historian and Shinto priest *, Japanese drummer of
Asian Kung-Fu Generation (stylized as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION) is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in Yokohama in 1996. For its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotoh, guitarist Kensuke Kita, bassist Takahiro Yamada, and drummer Kiyosh ...
*, 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 ...
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) Kiyoshi Nakamura may refer to: *, Japanese middle-distance runner *, Japanese footballer {{hndis, Nakamura, Kiyoshi ...
, 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) Kiyoshi Saitō may refer to: *, Japanese printmaker *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese table tennis player, Olympic athlete {{hndis, Saitou, Kiyoshi ...
, 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 term ...
*, 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. 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'' * 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 ''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 * Avatar Kyoshi, a minor character from ''
Avatar: The Last Airbender ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (abbreviated as ''ATLA''), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Aang'' in some regions or simply ''Avatar'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and ...
'' 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 ** ''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


See also

*
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 ...
{{given name Japanese masculine given names