Yoshinari

Yoshinari

Yoshinari Mori (1523–1570), Japanese samurai
Pronunciation	joɕinaɾi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	depends on the kanji used.
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosinari (Kunrei-shiki) Yosinari (Nihon-shiki) Yoshinari (Hepburn)

Yoshinari is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Possible writings

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

• 義也, "justice, to be"
• 義成, "justice, turn into"
• 佳也, "skilled, to be"
• 佳成, "skilled, turn into"
• 善也, "virtuous, to be"
• 善成, "virtuous, turn into"
• 吉也, "good luck, to be"
• 吉成, "good luck, turn into"
• 良也, "good, to be"
• 良成, "good, turn into"
• 恭也, "respectful, to be"
• 嘉也, "excellent, to be"
• 嘉成, "excellent, turn into"
• 能成, "capacity, turn into"
• 喜成, "rejoice, turn into"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしなり or katakana ヨシナリ.

Notable people with the given name Yoshinari

• Yoshinari Minamoto (源 義成, 1200–1219), the second son of the second Kamakura shōgun of Japan, Minamoto no Yoriie
• Yoshinari Hatakeyama (畠山 義就, 1437?–1491), Japanese samurai and feudal lord (daimyō) of the Muromachi period (early 15th century)
• Yoshinari Mori (森 可成, 1523–1570), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period and the head of the Mori family, who served the Saitō clan
• Yoshinari Kuwana (桑名 吉成, 1551–1615), senior retainer under the Chōsokabe clan during the latter years of the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan
• Yoshinari Kida (気田 義也, born 1943), Japanese alpine skier
• Yoshinari Ogawa (小川 良成, born 1966), Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah
• Yoshinari Takagi (高木 義成, born 1979), former Japanese football player

Notable people with the surname Yoshinari

• David Soria Yoshinari (吉成 大, born 1977), Japanese-Peruvian football player who currently plays for C.D. Universidad César Vallejo
• Yoh Yoshinari (吉成 曜, born 1971), Japanese key animator, storyboard artist, and anime director

See also

• Yoshinari Station, train station in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan