Yoshiki

{{Infobox given name | name = Yoshiki | image = Yoshiki at Hollywood TCL Theatre on January 9, 2024.png | image_size = | caption = Yoshiki, Japanese rock star, composer, designer, and philanthropist | pronunciation = {{IPAc-ja|yo|si|ki}} | gender = Male | meaning = Different meanings depending on the kanji used | region = | language = | origin = Japanese | alternative spelling = Yosiki (Kunrei-shiki) Yosiki (Nihon-shiki) Yoshiki (Hepburn) | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = }} '''Yoshiki''' is a masculine Japanese given name.

== Written forms == '''Yoshiki''' can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

*義樹, "justice, tree" *義基, "justice, foundation" *義機, "justice, opportunity" *義起, "justice, to rise" *義希, "justice, hope" *吉樹, "good luck, tree" *吉基, "good luck, foundation" *吉機, "good luck, opportunity" *吉起, "good luck, to rise" *吉希, "good luck, hope" *善樹, "virtuous, tree" *善基, "virtuous, foundation" *善機, "virtuous, opportunity" *善起, "virtuous, to rise" *善希, "virtuous, hope" *芳樹, "virtuous/fragrant, tree" *芳基, "virtuous/fragrant, foundation" *芳機, "virtuous/fragrant, opportunity" *芳起, "virtuous/fragrant, to rise" *芳希, "virtuous/fragrant, hope" *良樹, "good, tree" *良基, "good, foundation" *良機, "good, opportunity" *慶起, "congratulate, to rise"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしき or katakana ヨシキ.

==Notable people with the name== *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Hayama|葉山嘉樹||1894–1945}}, Japanese novelist *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Hayashi|林佳樹||born 1965}}, better known as Yoshiki, Japanese musician and record producer *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Hiraki|平木良樹||born 1986}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Fujimoto|藤本佳希||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Fukuyama|福山芳樹||born 1963}}, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Kuramoto|蔵本由紀||born 1940}}, Japanese physicist *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Matsushita|松下佳貴||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Nakai|中井義樹||born 1983}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Nakamura|仲村佳樹||born 1969}}, Japanese manga artist *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Oka|岡佳樹||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Okamoto|岡本吉起||born 1961}}, Japanese video game designer *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Onoda|小野田嘉幹||born 1925}}, Japanese film director and screenwriter *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Sakurai|櫻井圭記||born 1977}}, Japanese screenwriter *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Sasai|笹井芳樹||1962–2014}}, Japanese biologist *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Sunada|砂田毅樹||born 1995}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Takahara|高原宜希||born 1998}}, Japanese snowboarder *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Takahashi (footballer)|高橋義希||born 1985}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Takaya|高屋良樹||born 1960}}, Japanese manga artist *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Tanaka|田中芳樹||born 1952}}, Japanese novelist *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Tonogai|外海良基}}, Japanese manga artist *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Yamamoto|山本祥輝||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Yamashita|山下芳生||born 1960}}, Japanese politician

==Fictional characters== *Yoshiki Kishinuma (岸沼良樹), a character in video game ''Corpse Party'' *Yoshiki Tsujinaka (辻中佳紀), a main character in ''The Summer Hikaru Died''

== See also == * Yoshiki District (disambiguation) * Japanese name

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