Yoshitaka is a masculine
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...
and a Japanese surname.
Possible writings
Yoshitaka can be written using many different combinations of
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and 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 ...
characters. Here are some examples:
*義孝, "justice, filial piety"
*義隆, "justice, noble"
*義貴, "justice, precious"
*義高, "justice, tall"
*吉孝, "good luck,filial piety"
*吉隆, "good luck, noble"
*吉貴, "good luck, precious"
*吉高, "good luck, tall"
*善孝, "virtuous, filial piety"
*善隆, "virtuous, noble"
*善貴, "virtuous, precious"
*善高, "virtuous, tall"
*芳孝, "fragrant/virtuous, filial piety"
*芳隆, "fragrant/virtuous, noble"
*芳貴, "fragrant/virtuous, precious"
*芳高, "fragrant/virtuous, tall"
*好孝, "good/like something, filial piety"
*喜孝, "rejoice, filial piety"
*喜隆, "rejoice, noble"
*慶隆, "congratulate, noble"
*由貴, "reason, precious"
*由高, "reason, tall"
The name can also be written in
hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...
よしたか 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 ...
ヨシタカ.
Notable people with the given name Yoshitaka
*, Japanese artist
*, Japanese basketball player
*, Japanese anesthesiologist
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese businessman
*, Japanese ''
daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...
''
*, Japanese video game composer and bass guitarist
*, Japanese
shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in Japan and is in the same family of games as Western chess, ''chaturanga, Xiangqi'', Indian chess, and '' janggi''. ''Shōgi'' ...
player
*, Japanese long-distance runner
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese samurai
*, Japanese ''
daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...
''
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese video game designer
*, Japanese middle-distance runner
*, Japanese ''
daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...
''
*, Japanese video game composer
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese rugby sevens player
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese golfer
Notable people with the surname Yoshitaka
*, Japanese judoka
*, Japanese actress
Fictional characters
*Yoshitaka Moriyama (森山 由孝), a character in the manga series ''
Kuroko's Basketball
is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 ...
''
*Yoshitaka Nakabayashi (中林 義貴), protagonist of the manga series ''
He is my Master
is a Japanese manga series written by Mattsuu and illustrated by Asu Tsubaki, a formerly married couple. It originally ran in '' Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from February 2002 to February 2007. It was adapted into an anime television series by G ...
''
*Yoshitaka Waya (和谷 義高), character in ''
Hikaru no Go
is a Japanese manga series based on the board game Go, written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekl ...
''
See also
*
Yositaka
Yositaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Yositaka Adachi (born 1962), Palauan-Japanese Former Governor of Koror State See also
* Yoshitaka
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