Yoshitsugu 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
Yoshitsugu 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. 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
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", ...
よしつぐ 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 ...
ヨシツグ.
Notable people with the name
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Yoshitsugu Nihonmatsu (二本松 義継, 1552–1586), Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period, 14th head of the Nihonmatsu clan of Mutsu
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Yoshitsugu Maeba (前波 吉継, 1541–1574), retainer beneath the clan of Asakura throughout the late Sengoku period of Feudal Japan
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Yoshitsugu Miyoshi (三好 義継, 1549–1573), samurai of the Sengoku period who was practically the last head of Miyoshi clan
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Yoshitsugu Otani (大谷 吉継, 1559–1600), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period though Azuchi-Momoyama Period
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Yoshitsugu Tokugawa (徳川 慶臧, 1836–1849), Japanese daimyō of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain
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Yoshitsugu Yamashita (山下 義韶, 1865–1935), first 10th dan judoka
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Yoshitsugu Harada
is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, Diet (national legislature). A nativ ...
(原田 令嗣, born 1952), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet
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Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
is a Japanese voice actor from Hokkaido affiliated with the talent agency I'm Enterprise. Honored at the 6th Seiyu Awards for Best New Actor in 2012 and the 10th Seiyu Awards for Best Lead Actor in 2016, he is best known for being the voice of ...
(松岡 禎丞, born 1986) Japanese
voice actor
Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...
from Hokkaido, Japan
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Yoshitsugu Saito (斎藤 義次, 1890–1944), lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II
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Japanese masculine given names
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