Yoshihiko is a masculine
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...
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Written forms
Yoshihiko can be written using different combinations of
kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...
characters, such as:
*義彦, "justice, elegant boy"
*義比古, "justice, young man (archaic)"
*吉彦, "good luck, elegant boy"
*吉比古, "good luck, young man (archaic)"
*善彦, "virtuous, elegant boy"
*芳彦, "virtuous/fragrant, elegant boy"
*良彦, "good, elegant boy"
*慶彦, "congratulate, elegant boy"
*由彦, "reason, to rise, elegant boy"
*与志彦, "give, determination, elegant boy"
*嘉彦, "excellent, elegant boy"
*佳彦, "skilled, elegant boy"
The name can also be written in
hiragana
is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...
よしひこ or
katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji).
The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...
ヨシヒコ.
Notable people with the name
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Yoshihiko Amano (天野 佳彦, born 1971), Japanese basketball player
*, Japanese Marxist historian
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese novelist, poet, illustrator, manga artist and songwriter
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese chemist
*, Japanese fencer
*, emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese automobile designer
*, Japanese footballer
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Yoshihiko Nikawadori
Yoshihiro Nikawadori (荷川取義浩, ''Nikawadori Yoshihiro'', born 4 December 1961) is a Japanese former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () an ...
(born 1961), Japanese handball player
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Yoshihiko Noda
is a Japanese politician. He is the current leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2000. From 2011 to 2012, he was the Prime Minister of Japan.
Noda entered po ...
(野田 佳彦, born 1957), Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
*, Japanese swimmer
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Yoshihiko Saito
is a retired Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He was the first Asian to run under 49 seconds in the event.
With a personal best time of 48.64 seconds, achieved in October 1998 in Kumamoto, he is a former Asian record ...
(斎藤 嘉彦, born 1972), Japanese hurdler
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese animator and character designer
*, Japanese painter
*, Japanese judoka
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