Yoshinori

Yoshinori

Yoshinori Osumi, Japanese cell biologist
Pronunciation	joɕinoɾi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosinori (Kunrei-shiki) Yosinori (Nihon-shiki) Yoshinori (Hepburn)

Yoshinori is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 義徳, "justice, virtue"
• 義憲, "justice, constitution"
• 義法, "justice, method"
• 義教, "justice, teach"
• 義典, "justice, law code"
• 義紀, "justice, chronicle"
• 義礼, "justice, manners"
• 佳規, "skilled, measure"
• 佳徳, "skilled, virtue"
• 佳憲, "skilled, constitution"
• 善載, "virtuous, to carry"
• 吉紀, "good luck, chronicle"
• 吉典, "good luck, law code"
• 良紀, "good, chronicle"
• 恭徳, "respectful, virtue"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしのり or katakana ヨシノリ.

Notable people with the name

• Yoshinori Abe (阿部 良則, born 1972), Japanese footballer
• Yoshinori Fujita (藤田 圭宣, born 1976), Japanese voice actor
• Yoshinori Ishigami (石神 良訓, born 1957), Japanese footballer
• Yoshinori Kanada (金田 伊功, 1952–2009), Japanese animator
• Yoshinori Kitase (北瀬 佳範, born 1966), Japanese game producer
• Yoshinori Kobayashi (小林 善範, born 1953), Japanese conservative author and manga artist
• Yoshinori Kumada (熊田 喜則, born 1961), Japanese footballer and manager
• Yoshinori Muto (武藤 嘉紀, born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Yoshinori Oguchi (大口 善徳, born 1955), Japanese politician
• Yoshinori Ohno (大野 功統, born 1935), former Japanese Minister of Defense
• Yoshinori Osumi (大隅 良典, born 1945), Japanese cell biologist
• Yoshinori Shimizu (清水 義範, born 1947), Japanese writer
• Yoshinori Shimizu (basketball) (清水 良規, born 1949), Japanese basketball player, coach and executive
• Yoshinori Shirakawa (白川 義則, 1869–1932), general in the Imperial Japanese Army
• Yoshinori Suematsu (末松 義規, born 1956), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
• Yoshinori Sunahara (砂原 良徳, born 1969), Japanese DJ and club programmer
• Yoshinori Watanabe (渡辺 芳則, born 1941), kumicho of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest yakuza organization
• Yoshinori Ashikaga (足利 義教, 1394–1441), Ashikaga shogunate
• Yoshinori Koguchi (古口 美範, born 1969), Japanese professional drifting driver
• Yoshinori Maeda (前田 吉徳, 1690–1745), Japanese daimyō
• Yoshinori Natsume (夏目 義徳, born 1975), Japanese manga artist
• Yoshinori Okada (岡田 義徳, born 1977), Japanese actor
• Yoshinori Sato (佐藤 由規, born 1989), Japanese professional baseball player
• Yoshinori Taguchi (田口 禎則, born 1965), Japanese footballer
• Yoshinori Tateyama (建山 義紀, born 1975), Japanese baseball player
• Yoshinori Yamaguchi (山口 祥義, born 1965), Japanese politician
• Yoshinori Kanemoto (金本 芳典, born 2000), Korean-Japanese singer, member of South Korean band Treasure.