Yoshikatsu

Yoshikatsu

Yoshikatsu Tokugawa (1824–1883), Japanese daimyō of the late Edo period
Pronunciation	joɕikatsɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosikatu (Kunrei-shiki) Yosikatu (Nihon-shiki) Yoshikatsu (Hepburn)

Yoshikatsu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

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

• 義克, "justice, overcome"
• 義勝, "justice, victory"
• 義活, "justice, alive"
• 吉克, "good luck, overcome"
• 吉勝, "good luck, victory"
• 吉活, "good luck, alive"
• 善克, "virtuous, overcome"
• 善勝, "virtuous, victory"
• 善活, "virtuous, alive"
• 芳克, "virtuous/fragrant, overcome"
• 芳勝, "virtuous/fragrant, victory"
• 芳活, "virtuous/fragrant, alive"
• 良克, "good, overcome"
• 良勝, "good, victory"
• 良活, "good, alive"
• 喜克, "rejoice, overcome"
• 慶克, "congratulate, overcome"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしかつ or katakana ヨシカツ.

Notable people with the name

• Yoshikatsu Ashikaga (足利 義勝, 1434–1443), Japanese shōgun
• Yoshikatsu Fujiki (藤木 義勝, born 1964), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (川口 能活, born 1975), Japanese footballer
• Yoshikatsu Mori (毛利 良勝, died 1582), Japanese samurai
• Yoshikatsu Nakayama (中山 義活, born 1945), Japanese politician
• Yoshikatsu Tokugawa (徳川 慶勝, 1824–1883), Japanese daimyō
• Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田 義勝, born 1941), Japanese sport wrestler
• Yoshikatsu ikeuchi (池内ヨシカツ, born), Japanese musician