Yoshiko

Yoshiko is a feminine Japanese given name.

Written forms

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; 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 (藤永佳子, born 1981), Japanese long-distance runner
Yoshiko Ichikawa (市川良子, 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 (久我美子, born 1931), Japanese actress
Yoshiko Mibuchi (三淵嘉子, 1914–1984), Japanese lawyer
Yoshiko Mita (三田佳子, 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 Sakakibara (榊原良子, born 1956), Japanese voice actress
Yoshiko Sakurai (櫻井よしこ, 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 Shiotani (潮谷義子, born 1939), Japanese politician
Yoshiko Shirata (白田佳子, 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 (田村欣子, 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, born 1973), Japanese manga artist, illustrator and animator
Yoshiko Yamaguchi (山口淑子, 1920–2014), Japanese singer, actress and politician
Yoshiko Yonekura (米倉よし子, 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!!

Written forms

Japanese royalty

Others

Fictional characters

See also