Yoshiko
Yoshiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings[]
The name Yoshiko can have a variety of different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. Over 200 possible variations of the name exist. Some of the most common variations of Yoshiko include:
- 良子; good, child
- 佳子; agreeable, child
- 美子; beautiful, child
- 義子; moral and just, child
- 吉子; fortunate, child
- 悦子; joyful, child
- 祥子; auspicious, child
- 芳子; fragrant, child
- 慶子; jubilant, child
- 好子; fond and pleasing, child
Japanese royalty[]
- Yoshiko, daughter of Emperor Saga (786–842)
- Fujiwara no Yoshiko (died 807), consort of Emperor Kanmu
- Yoshiko (1122–1133), daughter of Emperor Toba
- Yoshiko, daughter of Emperor Reigen (1654–1732)
- Princess Yoshiko (Kōkaku) (1779–1846), empress consort of Emperor Kōkaku
- Princess Yoshiko (Arisugawa-no-miya) (1804–1893), mother of the last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu
- Yoshiko Kawashima (1907–1948), princess of Manchuria
Others[]
- Princess Kishi (929-985), also known as Yoshiko Joō, Japanese poet
- Yoshiko Akiyama (秋山 芳子, born 1949), Japanese archer
- Yoshiko Fujinaga (born 1981), Japanese long-distance runner
- Yoshiko Ichikawa (born 1976), Japanese long-distance runner
- Yoshiko Inoue (井上 佳子, born 1988), Japanese sport wrestler
- Yoshiko Ito (伊藤 佳子, born 1962), Japanese sport shooter
- Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada (born 1944) American textile artist, author
- Yoshiko Kuga (born 1931), Japanese actress
- Yoshiko Mibuchi (三淵 嘉子, 1914–1984), Japanese lawyer
- Yoshiko Mita (born 1941), Japanese actress
- Yoshiko Morizane (森実 芳子, born 1948), Japanese swimmer
- Yoshiko Nishitani (西谷祥子, born 1943), Japanese manga artist
- Yoshiko Ōtaka (born 1920), Japanese actress
- Yoshiko Sakakibara (born 1956), Japanese voice actress
- Yoshiko Sakurai (born 1945), Japanese journalist
- Yoshiko Shibaki (芝木好子, 1914–1991), Japanese novelist
- Yoshiko Shigekane (重兼 芳子, 1927–1993), Japanese writer
- Yoshiko Shirata (born 1952), Japanese accounting scholar
- Yoshiko Takamatsu (高松 好子, born 1938), Japanese swimmer
- Yoshiko Takano (鷹野 淑子, born 1942), Japanese speed skater
- Yoshiko Tamura (born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
- Yoshiko Tanaka (田中 好子, 1956–2011), Japanese actress
- Yoshiko Tanaka (table tennis) (田中 良子), Japanese table tennis player
- Yoshiko Watanabe (渡辺 佳子), Japanese manga artist, illustrator and animator
- Yoshiko Yonekura (米倉 よし子), Japanese badminton player
Fictional characters[]
- Yoshiko Fujisawa, a fictional character from Captain Tsubasa
- Yoshiko Hanabatake, a fictional character from the Japanese manga series Aho Girl
- Yoshiko Koizumi, a fictional character from manga Little Ghost Q-Taro
- Yoshiko Kunieda, a fictional character from The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird
- Yoshiko Nishizawa, a fictional character from the anime/manga series Strike Witches
- Yoshiko Nonomiya, a fictional character from Natsume Soseki’s novel Sanshirō
- Yoshiko Tsushima, a fictional character from the Japanese multimedia project Love Live! Sunshine!!
See also[]
- "", a 1964 American pop song performed by The J's with Jamie
- Yoshiko (wrestler) (born 1993), Japanese professional wrestler
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