Surname

Yoshihara

Yoshihara (吉原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean good luck + field, and Wikidata lists 39 notable people with this family name.

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Written吉原よしはらgood luck + field

What Yoshihara means

吉
good luck
原
field, plain

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Yoshihara describes a place. Its kanji point to a plain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Yoshihara

Kota Yoshihara 吉原 宏太Japanese association football player
Shinya Yoshihara 吉原 慎也Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji