Boy

Yoshiaki

Yoshiaki (よしあき) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 義明, 義 righteousness + 明 bright. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling義明よしあきrighteousness + bright

Ways to write Yoshiaki

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

義明
義righteousness明bright
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata
良明
良good明bright
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
佳明
佳beautiful, good明bright
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
嘉明
嘉praise, auspicious明bright
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
喜明
喜joy明bright
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Yoshiaki appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

愛明love + brightBoy
佳昭beautiful + brightBoy
嘉晃praise + clearBoy
嘉昭praise + brightBoy
嘉章praise + chapterBoy
嘉朗praise + clearBoy
雅昭elegant + brightBoy
喜昭joy + brightBoy

Famous people named Yoshiaki

Yoshiaki Maruyama 丸山 良明Japanese association football player and manager
Yoshiaki Fujita 藤田 義明Japanese association football player
Ashikaga Yoshiaki 足利 義昭15th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1568–1573)
Yoshiaki Arai 新井 栄聡Japanese association football player
Yoshiaki Oshima 大島 良明Japanese amateur astronomer
Yoshiaki Nishimura 西村 義明Japanese film producer (1977-)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.