Yoshitake

Yoshitake

Yoshitake Shima (1822–1874), Japanese samurai
Pronunciation	joɕitake (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yositake (Kunrei-shiki) Yositake (Nihon-shiki) Yoshitake (Hepburn)

Yoshitake is a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Written forms

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

• 義勇, "justice, brave"
• 義武, "justice, warrior"
• 義健, "justice, healthy"
• 義猛, "justice, furious"
• 義毅, "justice, strong"
• 吉武, "good luck, warrior"
• 吉健, "good luck, healthy"
• 吉猛, "good luck, furious"
• 吉毅, "good luck, strong"
• 善武, "virtuous, warrior"
• 善健, "virtuous, healthy"
• 善猛, "virtuous, furious"
• 善毅, "virtuous, strong"
• 芳武, "fragrant/virtuous, warrior"
• 芳健, "fragrant/virtuous, healthy"
• 芳猛, "fragrant/virtuous, furious"
• 芳毅, "fragrant/virtuous, strong"
• 好健, "good/like something, healthy"
• 喜健, "rejoice, healthy"
• 喜丈, "rejoice, measure of length"
• 慶健, "congratulate, healthy"
• 由武, "reason, warrior"
• 由健, "reason, healthy"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしたけ or katakana ヨシタケ.

Notable people with the given name

• Yoshitake Iida (飯田 義武, ????–1592), Japanese samurai
• Yoshitake Kimata (木俣 佳丈, born 1965), Japanese politician
• Yoshitake Masuhara (増原 義剛, born 1945), Japanese politician
• Yoshitake Shima (島 義勇, 1822–1874), Japanese samurai
• Yoshitake Suzuki (鈴木 喜丈, born 1998), Japanese footballer

Notable people with the surname

• Chihaya Yoshitake (吉武 千颯, born 1999), Japanese singer
• Tsuyoshi Yoshitake (吉武 剛, born 1981), Japanese footballer