Yoshishige

Yoshishige

Yoshishige Abe (1883–1966), Japanese philosopher, educator, and statesman
Pronunciation	joɕiɕige (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosisige (Kunrei-shiki) Yosisige (Nihon-shiki) Yoshishige (Hepburn)

Yoshishige is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 義重, "justice, heavy"
• 義茂, "justice, luxuriant"
• 義繁, "justice, prosperous/complexity"
• 吉重, "good luck, heavy"
• 吉茂, "good luck, luxuriant"
• 吉繁, "good luck, prosperous/complexity"
• 善重, "virtuou, heavy"
• 善茂, "virtuous, luxuriant"
• 善繁, "virtuous, prosperous/complexity"
• 芳重, "virtuous/fragrant, heavy"
• 芳茂, "virtuous/fragrant, luxuriant"
• 良重, "good, heavy"
• 良茂, "good, luxuriant"
• 慶重, "congratulate, heavy"
• 由繁, "reason, prosperous/complexity
• 嘉重, "excellent, heavy"
• 喜繁, "rejoice, prosperous/complexity
• 好重, "good/like something, heavy"
• 能重, "capacity, heavy"

The name can also be written in hiragana よししげ or katakana ヨシシゲ.

Notable people with the name

• Yoshishige Abe (安倍 能成, 1883–1966), Japanese philosopher, educator, and statesman
• Yoshishige Ashihara (芦原 義重, 1901–2003), Japanese businessman
• Yoshishige Hachisuka (蜂須賀 至鎮, 1586–1620), Japanese daimyō
• Yoshishige Minamoto (源 義重, 1135–1202), Japanese samurai
• Yoshishige Saitō (斎藤 義重, 1904–2001), Japanese visual artist
• Yoshishige Satake (佐竹 義重, 1547–1612), Japanese daimyō
• Yoshishige Yoshida (吉田 喜重, 1933–2022), Japanese film director and screenwriter