Yoshitaka Explained

Yoshitaka
Pronunciation:	joɕitaka (IPA)
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese
Alternative Spelling:	Yositaka (Kunrei-shiki)Yositaka (Nihon-shiki)Yoshitaka (Hepburn)

Yoshitaka is a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Possible writings

Yoshitaka can be written using many different combinations of kanji 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 よしたか or katakana ヨシタカ.

Notable people with the given name Yoshitaka

• Yositaka Adachi (born 1962), Palauan politician
• , Japanese artist
• , Japanese basketball player
• , Japanese anesthesiologist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese businessman
• , Japanese daimyō
• , Japanese video game composer and bass guitarist
• , Japanese shogi player
• , Japanese long-distance runner
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese samurai
• , Japanese daimyō
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese video game designer
• , Japanese middle-distance runner
• , Japanese daimyō
• , 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
• Yoshitaka Nakabayashi (中林 義貴), protagonist of the manga series He is my Master
• Yoshitaka Waya (和谷 義高), character in Hikaru no Go