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:

• 良子りょうこ; good, child
• 佳子けいこ; agreeable, child
• 美子よしこ; beautiful, child
• 義子ぎし; moral and just, child
• 吉子よしこ; fortunate, child
• 悦子えつこ; joyful, child
• 祥子さちこ; auspicious, child
• 芳子よしこ; fragrant, child
• 慶子けいこ; jubilant, child
• 好子よしこ; 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 (秋山あきやま 芳子よしこ, born 1949), Japanese archer
• Yoshiko Fujinaga (藤永ふじなが 佳子けいこ, born 1981), Japanese long-distance runner
• Yoshiko Ichikawa (市川いちかわ 良子りょうこ, born 1976), Japanese long-distance runner
• Yoshiko Inoue (井上いのうえ 佳子けいこ, born 1988), Japanese sport wrestler
• Yoshiko Ito (伊藤いとう 佳子けいこ, born 1962), Japanese sport shooter
• Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada (born 1944) American textile artist, author
• Yoshiko Kuga (久我くが 美子よしこ, born 1931), Japanese actress
• Yoshiko Mibuchi (三さん淵ふち 嘉子よしこ, 1914–1984), Japanese lawyer
• Yoshiko Mita (三田みた 佳子けいこ, born 1941), Japanese actress
• Yoshiko Morizane (森もり実みのる 芳子よしこ, born 1948), Japanese swimmer
• Yoshiko Nishitani (西谷にしたに 祥子さちこ, born 1943), Japanese manga artist
• Yoshiko Sakakibara (榊原さかきばら 良子りょうこ, born 1956), Japanese voice actress
• Yoshiko Sakurai (櫻井さくらい よしこ, born 1945), Japanese journalist
• Yoshiko Shibaki (芝しば木き 好子よしこ, 1914–1991), Japanese novelist
• Yoshiko Shigekane (重じゅう兼けん 芳子よしこ, 1927–1993), Japanese writer
• Yoshiko Shiotani (潮しお谷たに 義子よしこ, born 1939), Japanese politician
• Yoshiko Shirata (白田しろた 佳子けいこ, born 1952), Japanese accounting scholar
• Yoshiko Takamatsu (高松たかまつ 好子よしこ, born 1938), Japanese swimmer
• Yoshiko Takano (鷹野たかの 淑子としこ, born 1942), Japanese speed skater
• Yoshiko Tamura (田村たむら 欣子きんこ, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
• Yoshiko Tanaka (田中たなか 好子よしこ, 1956–2011), Japanese actress
• Yoshiko Tanaka (table tennis) (田中たなか 良子りょうこ), Japanese table tennis player
• Yoshiko Watanabe (渡辺わたなべ 佳子けいこ, born 1973), Japanese manga artist, illustrator and animator
• Yoshiko Yamaguchi (山口やまぐち 淑子としこ, 1920–2014), Japanese singer, actress and politician
• Yoshiko Yonekura (米倉よねくら よし子こ, born 1958), 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