Yoshimatsu (name)

Yoshimatsu

Pronunciation	joɕimatsɯ (IPA)
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosimatu (Kunrei-shiki) Yosimatu (Nihon-shiki) Yoshimatsu (Hepburn)

Yoshimatsu is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Written forms

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

• 義松, "justice, pine tree"
• 義末, "justice, end"
• 佳松, "skilled, pine tree"
• 佳末, "skilled, end"
• 善松, "virtuous, pine tree"
• 善末, "virtuous, end"
• 吉松, "good luck, pine tree"
• 吉末, "good luck, end"
• 良松, "good, pine tree"
• 良末, "good, end"
• 恭松, "respectful, pine tree"
• 嘉松, "excellent, pine tree"
• 嘉末, "excellent, end"
• 能松, "capacity, pine tree"
• 喜松, "rejoice, pine tree"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしまつ or katakana ヨシマツ.

Notable people with the given name Yoshimatsu

• Yoshimatsu Oyama (大山 義松), Japanese footballer

Notable people with the surname Yoshimatsu

• Ikumi Yoshimatsu (吉松 育美, born 1987), Japanese beauty pageant winner
• Shigetaro Yoshimatsu (吉松 茂太郎, 1859–19350), Japanese admiral
• Takashi Yoshimatsu (吉松 隆, born 1953), Japanese composer
• Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu (吉松 義彦, 1920–1988), Japanese judoka