Yoshito

Yoshito

Yoshito Sengoku (1946 – 2018), Japanese politician. At the 2010 World Economic Forum.
Pronunciation	joɕito (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosito (Kunrei-shiki) Yosito (Nihon-shiki) Yoshito (Hepburn)

Yoshito is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 義人, "justice, person"
• 儀人, "ceremony, person"
• 佳人, "good, person"
• 嘉人, "auspicious, person"
• 好人, "pleasing, person"
• 吉人, "good luck, person"
• 吉斗, "good luck, Big Dipper"
• 芳人, "fragrant/virtuous, person"
• 善人, "virtuous, person"
• 良人, "good, person"
• 能人, "capacity, person"
• 由人, "reason, person"
• 与志人, "give, determination, person"
• 禎人, "blessed, person"
• 禎斗, "blessed, Big Dipper"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしと or katakana ヨシト.

Notable people with the name

• Yoshito Higuchi (樋口 義人), Japanese video game producer
• Yoshito Kishi (岸 義人, born 1937), Japanese chemist
• Yoshito Matsushige (松重 美人, 1913 – 2005), Japanese photojournalist
• Yoshito Okubo (大久保 嘉人, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yoshito Sengoku (仙谷 由人, 1946 – 2018), Japanese politician
• Yoshito Sugamoto (菅本 儀人, born 1973), Japanese wrestler
• Yoshito Takamine (1924 – 2015), Japanese-American politician
• Yoshito Terakawa (寺川 能人, born 1974), Japanese footballer
• Yoshito Usui (臼井 儀人, 1958 – 2009), Japanese manga artist
• Yoshito Yamahara (山原 義人, born 1963), Japanese manga artist
• Yoshito Yasuhara (安原 義人, born 1949), Japanese voice actor