Yoshimori

Yoshimori

Yoshimori Wada (1147–1213), Japanese samurai
Pronunciation	joɕimoɾi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosimori (Kunrei-shiki) Yosimori (Nihon-shiki) Yoshimori (Hepburn)

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

Written forms

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

• 義盛, "justice, prosper"
• 義守, "justice, protect"
• 義森, "justice, forest"
• 佳盛, "skilled, prosper"
• 佳守, "skilled, protect"
• 佳森, "skilled, forest"
• 善盛, "virtuous, prosper"
• 善守, "virtuous, protect"
• 善森, "virtuous, forest"
• 吉盛, "good luck, prosper"
• 吉守, "good luck, protect"
• 吉森, "good luck, forest"
• 良盛, "good, prosper"
• 良守, "good, protect"
• 良森, "good, forest"
• 恭盛, "respectful, prosper"
• 嘉盛, "excellent, prosper"
• 嘉守, "excellent, protect"
• 能盛, "capacity, prosper"
• 喜盛, "rejoice, prosper"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしもり or katakana ヨシモリ.

Notable people with the given name Yoshimori

• Yoshimori Fujizakura (富士櫻 栄守, born 1948), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yoshimori Takanoiwa (貴ノ岩 義司, born 1990), Mongolian sumo wrestler
• Yoshimori Wada (和田 義盛, 1147–1213), Japanese samurai

Notable people with the surname Yoshimori

• Makoto Yoshimori (吉森 信, born 1969), Japanese composer and pianist