Yoshihisa

Yoshihisa

Yoshihisa Yamamoto, director of Physics & Informatics Laboratories (PHI Labs)
Pronunciation	joɕiçisa (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosihisa (Kunrei-shiki) Yosihisa (Nihon-shiki) Yoshihisa (Hepburn)

Yoshihisa is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 義久, "justice, long time"
• 義尚, "justice, still"
• 吉久, "good luck, long time"
• 吉尚, "good luck, still"
• 善久, "virtuous, long time"
• 善尚, "virtuous, still"
• 芳久, "virtuous/fragrant, long time"
• 芳尚, "virtuous/fragrant, still"
• 良久, "good, long time"
• 良尚, "good, still"
• 喜久, "rejoice, long time"
• 慶久, "congratulate, long time"
• 嘉久, "excellent, long time"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしひさ or katakana ヨシヒサ.

Notable people with the name

• Yoshihisa Amago (尼子 義久, 1540–1610), Japanese warlord
• Yoshihisa Ashikaga (足利 義尚, 1465–1489), Japanese shōgun
• Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (北白川宮 能久親王, 1847–1895), Japanese prince and general
• Yoshihisa Shimazu (島津 義久, 1533–1611), Japanese daimyō
• Yoshihisa Furukawa (古川 禎久, born 1965), Japanese politician
• Yoshihisa Hirano (平野 義久, born 1971), Japanese composer
• Yoshihisa Kishimoto (岸本 良久, born 1961), Japanese video game developer
• Yoshihisa Taira (平 義久, 1937–2005), Japanese-born French composer
• Yoshihisa Hirano (baseball) (平野 佳寿, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
• Yoshihisa Inoue (井上 義久, born 1947), Japanese politician
• Yoshihisa Ishida (石田 義久, born 1944), Japanese shot putter and hammer thrower
• Yoshihisa Miyaji (宮地 由久, born 1973), Japanese weightlifter
• Yoshihisa Naruse (成瀬 善久, born 1985), Japanese baseball player
• Yoshihisa Yamamoto (scientist) (山本 喜久, born 1950), Japanese scientist and engineer
• Yoshihisa Yamamoto (wrestler) (山本 宜久, born 1970), Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
• Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (吉川 貴久, born 1936), Japanese sport shooter

See also

• Yoshihisa Station, a city tram station on the Takaoka Kidō Line located in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
• Shin Yoshihisa Station, a city tram station on the Takaoka Kidō Line located in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan