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Yoshitsugu
Yoshitsugu Yamashita (1865–1935), first 10th dan judoka
Pronunciation joɕitsɯgɯ (
IPA ) Gender Male Word/name Japanese Meaning Different meanings depending on the
kanji used Alternative spelling Yositugu (
Kunrei-shiki )
Yositugu (
Nihon-shiki )
Yoshitsugu (
Hepburn )
Yoshitsugu is a masculine
Japanese given name .
Possible writings
Yoshitsugu can be written using different combinations of
kanji characters. Here are some examples:
義次, "justice, next"
義嗣, "justice, succession"
義継, "justice, continue"
吉次, "good luck, filial piety"
吉嗣, "good luck, succession"
吉継, "good luck, continue"
善次, "virtuous, next"
善嗣, "virtuous, succession"
善継, "virtuous, continue"
喜次, "rejoice, next"
喜嗣, "rejoice, succession"
喜継, "rejoice, continue"
芳次, "fragrant/virtuous, next"
芳嗣, "fragrant/virtuous, succession"
芳継, "fragrant/virtuous, continue"
好次, "good/like something, next"
喜次, "rejoice, next"
慶次, "congratulate, next"
The name can also be written in
hiragana よしつぐ or
katakana ヨシツグ.
Notable people with the name
Yoshitsugu Nihonmatsu (二本松 義継, 1552–1586), Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period, 14th head of the Nihonmatsu clan of Mutsu
Yoshitsugu Maeba (前波 吉継, 1541–1574), retainer beneath the clan of Asakura throughout the late Sengoku period of Feudal Japan
Yoshitsugu Miyoshi (三好 義継, 1549–1573), samurai of the Sengoku period who was practically the last head of Miyoshi clan
Yoshitsugu Otani (大谷 吉継, 1559–1600), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period though Azuchi-Momoyama Period
Yoshitsugu Tokugawa (徳川 慶臧, 1836–1849), Japanese daimyō of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain
Yoshitsugu Yamashita (山下 義韶, 1865–1935), first 10th dan judoka
Yoshitsugu Harada (原田 令嗣, born 1952), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (松岡 禎丞, born 1986) Japanese
voice actor from Hokkaido, Japan
Yoshitsugu Saito (斎藤 義次, 1890–1944), lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II
Media related to
Yoshitsugu (given name) at Wikimedia Commons