Possible writings
Yoshitsugu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義次, "justice, next" *義嗣, "justice, succession" *義継, "justice, continue" *吉次, "good luck,filial piety" *吉嗣, "good luck, succession" *吉継, "good luck, continue" *善次, "virtuous, next" *善嗣, "virtuous, succession" *善継, "virtuous, continue" *喜次, "rejoice, next" *喜嗣, "rejoice, succession" *喜継, "rejoice, continue" *芳次, "fragrant/virtuous, next" *芳嗣, "fragrant/virtuous, succession" *芳継, "fragrant/virtuous, continue" *好次, "good/like something, next" *喜次, "rejoice, next" *慶次, "congratulate, next" The name can also be written in hiragana よしつぐ or katakana ヨシツグ.Notable people with the name
* Yoshitsugu Nihonmatsu (二本松 義継, 1552–1586), Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period, 14th head of the Nihonmatsu clan of Mutsu * Yoshitsugu Maeba (前波 吉継, 1541–1574), retainer beneath the clan of Asakura throughout the late Sengoku period of Feudal Japan * Yoshitsugu Miyoshi (三好 義継, 1549–1573), samurai of the Sengoku period who was practically the last head of Miyoshi clan * Yoshitsugu Otani (大谷 吉継, 1559–1600), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period though Azuchi-Momoyama Period * Yoshitsugu Tokugawa (徳川 慶臧, 1836–1849), Japanese daimyō of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain * Yoshitsugu Yamashita (山下 義韶, 1865–1935), first 10th dan judoka *