Yoshitomo

Yoshitomo

Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese artist
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
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

• 3733 Yoshitomo, a main-belt asteroid