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Yoshikatsu
Yoshikatsu Tokugawa (1824–1883), Japanese daimyō of the late Edo period
Pronunciation joɕikatsɯ (
IPA ) Gender Male Word/name Japanese Meaning Different meanings depending on the
kanji used Alternative spelling Yosikatu (
Kunrei-shiki )
Yosikatu (
Nihon-shiki )
Yoshikatsu (
Hepburn )
Yoshikatsu is a masculine
Japanese given name .
Possible writings
Yoshikatsu can be written using many different combinations of
kanji characters. Here are some examples:
義克, "justice, overcome"
義勝, "justice, victory"
義活, "justice, alive"
吉克, "good luck, overcome"
吉勝, "good luck, victory"
吉活, "good luck, alive"
善克, "virtuous, overcome"
善勝, "virtuous, victory"
善活, "virtuous, alive"
芳克, "virtuous/fragrant, overcome"
芳勝, "virtuous/fragrant, victory"
芳活, "virtuous/fragrant, alive"
良克, "good, overcome"
良勝, "good, victory"
良活, "good, alive"
喜克, "rejoice, overcome"
慶克, "congratulate, overcome"
The name can also be written in
hiragana よしかつ or
katakana ヨシカツ.
Notable people with the name
Yoshikatsu Ashikaga (足利 義勝 , 1434–1443) , Japanese shōgun
Yoshikatsu Fujiki (藤木 義勝 , born 1964) , Japanese actor and voice actor
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (川口 能活 , born 1975) , Japanese footballer
Yoshikatsu Mori (毛利 良勝 , died 1582) , Japanese samurai
Yoshikatsu Nakayama (中山 義活 , born 1945) , Japanese politician
Yoshikatsu Tokugawa (徳川 慶勝 , 1824–1883) , Japanese daimyō
Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田 義勝 , born 1941) , Japanese sport wrestler