Yoshimi
Pronunciation | (YOH-shee-mee) |
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Gender | Unisex |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Depends on the kanji used |
Region of origin | Japan |
Other names | |
Related names | Yoshiko |
Yoshimi is a unisex Japanese given name and can also be used as a surname.
Possible writings[edit]
佳美 , meaning "excellent, beautiful"良美 , meaning "good, beautiful"好美 , meaning "like, beautiful"芳美 , meaning "fragrant, beautiful"
People with the given name[edit]
- Yoshimi (
吉見 ), a guitarist and composer from the pop rock band Funta - Yoshimi Ashikawa (
芦川 よしみ, born 1958), Japanese actress and singer - Yoshimi Goda (
合田 良 実 , 1935–2012), Japanese Coastal Engineer - Yoshimi Hayashi (1923–2006), American lawyer
- Yoshimi Ishibashi (
石橋 義三 , born 1949), Japanese professional race car driver - Yoshimi Iwasaki (
岩崎 良美 , born 1961), Japanese actress and singer - Yoshimi Kobayashi (
小林 良美 , born 1968), Japanese softball player - Yoshimi Masaki (
正木 嘉美 , born 1962), Japanese judoka - Yoshimi Minami (
南 義美 , 1915–1944), Japanese ace fighter pilot - Yoshimi Nishida (
西田 祥 実 , 1892–1944), Japanese general - Yoshimi Osawa (
大澤 慶 巳 , 1926–2022), Japanese judoka - Yoshimi Ozaki (
尾崎 好美 , born 1981), Japanese long-distance runner - Yoshimi Takeuchi (
竹内 好 , 1910–1977), Japanese Sinologist - Yoshimi Uchida (
内田 善美 , born 1953), Japanese manga artist - Yoshimi Usui (
臼井 吉見 , 1905–1987), Japanese writer and critic - Yoshimi Yamashita (
山下 良美 , born 1986), Japanese football referee - Yoshimi P-We or Yoshimi Yokota (
横田 佳美 , born 1968), a Japanese musician and drummer of the rock band Boredoms - Yoshimi Watanabe (
渡辺 喜美 , born 1952), Japanese politician
People with the surname[edit]
- Naho Yoshimi (
吉見 菜 保 , born 1972), Japanese ice hockey player - Shunya Yoshimi (
吉見 俊哉 , born 1957), Japanese sociologist - Yoshiaki Yoshimi (
吉見 義明 , born 1946), Japanese professor
Fictional characters[edit]
- Agent Yoshimi, a character from the television series Duck Dodgers
- Yoshimi Akashi (
明石 好美 ), a character from the manga series Zettai Karen Children and its anime adaptions - Yoshimi, a minor character in the manga and anime series Di Gi Charat
- Yoshimi Sakanaka (
阪中 佳 実 ), a character from the Haruhi Suzumiya series - Yoshimi Satou (
佐藤 良美 ), a character from the video game and anime Tsuyokiss - Yoshimi Yahagi (
矢作 好美 ), a character in the novel, film, and manga Battle Royale - Yoshimi, title character of The Flaming Lips 2002 album, and song of the same name, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Places[edit]
- Yoshimi, Saitama, a town located in Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Other[edit]
- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, a 2002 album by The Flaming Lips
- Yoshimi, a software synthesizer for Linux.