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 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
- "Yoshiko (song)", a 1964 American pop song performed by The J's with Jamie
- Yoshiko (wrestler) (born 1993), Japanese professional wrestler
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