Yukiyoshi Explained

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

Yukiyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yukiyoshi can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 幸義, "happiness, justice"
• 幸善, "happiness, virtuous"
• 幸吉, "happiness, good luck"
• 幸宜, "happiness, best regards"
• 行義, "to go, justice"
• 行善, "to go, virtuous"
• 行吉, "to go, good luck"
• 之義, "of, justice"
• 之善, "of, virtuous"
• 之吉, "of, good luck"
• 志義, "determination, justice"
• 志善, "determination, virtuous"
• 恭善, "respectful, virtuous"
• 恭芳, "respectful, virtuous/fragrant"
• 雪芳, "snow, virtuous/fragrant"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきよし or katakana ユキヨシ.

Notable people with the name

• , Japanese swimmer
• Yukiyoshi Aoyama (青山 幸宜, 1854–1930), Japanese politician and last daimyō of Gujō Domain
• Yukiyoshi Ōi (大井 行吉, 1542–1584), Japanese samurai
• , Japanese businessman and writer