Yoshisada

Yoshisada

Yoshisada Nitta (1301–1338), Japanese samurai
Pronunciation	joɕisada (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosisada (Kunrei-shiki) Yosisada (Nihon-shiki) Yoshisada (Hepburn)

Yoshisada is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

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

• 義貞, "justice, chastity"
• 義定, "justice, establish"
• 吉貞, "good luck, chastity"
• 吉定, "good luck, establish"
• 善貞, "virtuous, chastity"
• 善定, "virtuous, establish"
• 芳貞, "fragrant/virtuous, chastity"
• 芳定, "fragrant/virtuous, establish"
• 良貞, "good, chastity"
• 良定, "good, establish"
• 喜貞, "rejoice, chastity"
• 喜定, "rejoice, establish"
• 慶貞, "congratulate, chastity"
• 佳定, "skilled, establish"
• 嘉定, "excellent, establish"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしさだ or katakana ヨシサダ.

Notable people with the name

• Yoshisada Isshiki (一色 義定, died 1582), Japanese samurai and daimyō
• Yoshisada Nitta (新田 義貞, 1301–1338), Japanese samurai
• Yoshisada Sakaguchi (坂口 芳貞, born 1939), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Yoshisada Shimizu (清水 義定, born 1943), Japanese astronomer
• Yoshisada Yonezuka (米塚 義定, born 1937), Japanese judoka

See also

• 7300 Yoshisada, a main-belt asteroid