Yoshihiko 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 ...
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Possible writings
Yoshihiko can be written using 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 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
Yoshihiko Amano (born 18 May 1971) is a retired Japanese basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of sh ...
(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 (born 1961), Japanese handball player
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Yoshihiko Noda
is a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and a member of the House of Representatives (lower house) in the Diet (national legislature). He was named to succeed Naoto K ...
(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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Japanese masculine given names