Yoshinao

Yoshinao

Yoshinao Tokugawa (1601–1650), Japanese daimyō
Pronunciation	joɕinao (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosinao (Kunrei-shiki) Yosinao (Nihon-shiki) Yoshinao (Hepburn)

Yoshinao is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 義直, "justice, frankness"
• 義尚, "justice, still"
• 佳直, "skilled, frankness"
• 佳尚, "skilled, still"
• 善直, "virtuous, frankness"
• 善尚, "virtuous, still"
• 吉直, "good luck, frankness"
• 吉尚, "good luck, still"
• 良直, "good, frankness"
• 良尚, "good, still"
• 恭直, "respectful, frankness"
• 嘉直, "excellent, frankness"
• 嘉尚, "excellent, still"
• 能直, "capacity, frankness"
• 喜直, "rejoice, frankness"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしなお or katakana ヨシナオ.

Notable people with the name

• Yoshinao Kamata (釜田 佳直) (born 1993), Japanese baseball player
• Yoshinao Kodaira (小平 好直) (1918–2008), Japanese World War II flying ace
• Yoshinao Nakada (中田 喜直) (1923–2000), Japanese composer
• Yoshinao Tokugawa (徳川 義直) (1601–1650), Japanese daimyō