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Yoshitomo
Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese artist
Gender Male Word/name Japanese Meaning Different meanings depending on the
kanji used Alternative spelling Yositomo (
Kunrei-shiki )
Yositomo (
Nihon-shiki )
Yoshitomo (
Hepburn )
Yoshitomo is a masculine
Japanese given name .
Possible writings
Yoshitomo can be written using many different combinations of
kanji characters. Here are some examples:
義友, "justice, friend"
義朋, "justice, friend"
義智 / 義知, "justice, intellect"
義朝, "justice, morning"
吉友, "good luck, friend"
吉朋, "good luck, friend"
吉智 / 吉知, "good luck, intellect"
吉朝, "good luck, morning"
善友, "justice, friend"
善朋, "justice, friend"
善智 / 善知, "justice, intellect"
善朝, "justice, morning"
芳友, "fragrant/virtuous, friend"
芳朋, "fragrant/virtuous, friend"
芳智 / 芳知, "fragrant/virtuous, intellect"
芳朝, "fragrant/virtuous, morning"
好友, "good/like something, friend"
慶友, "congratulate, friend"
慶智 / 慶知, "congratulate, intellect"
慶朝, "congratulate, morning"
由智 / 由知, "reason, intellect"
由朝, "reason, morning"
良智 / 良知, "good, intellect"
The name can also be written in
hiragana よしとも or
katakana ヨシトモ.
Notable people with the name
Yoshitomo Minamoto (源 義朝 , 1123–1160) , Japanese samurai
Yoshitomo Nara (奈良 美智 , born 1959) , Japanese artist
Yoshitomo Tani (谷 佳知 , born 1973) , Japanese baseball player
Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh (筒香 嘉智 , born 1991) , Japanese baseball player
Yoshitomo Tokugawa (徳川 慶朝 , born 1950) , Japanese writer
Yoshitomo Yonetani (米谷 良知 , born 1963) , Japanese anime director
See also