Yoshiko

Written forms

The name Yoshiko can have a variety of different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. Over 200 possible variations of the name exist. Some of the most common variations of Yoshiko include:

良子; good, child

佳子; agreeable, child

美子; beautiful, child

義子; moral and just, child

吉子; fortunate, child

悦子; joyful, child

祥子; auspicious, child

芳子; fragrant, child

慶子; jubilant, child

好子; fond and pleasing, child

Japanese royalty

Yoshiko, daughter of Emperor Saga (786–842)

Fujiwara no Yoshiko (died 807), consort of Emperor Kanmu

Yoshiko (1122–1133), daughter of Emperor Toba

Princess Yoshiko (Go-Mizunoo), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1633 - 1696)

Yoshiko, daughter of Emperor Reigen (1654–1732)

Princess Yoshiko (Kōkaku) (1779–1846), empress consort of Emperor Kōkaku

Princess Yoshiko (Arisugawa-no-miya) – Japanese princess (1804–1893)

Yoshiko Kawashima – Qing dynasty royal and Japanese spy (1907–1948)

Others

Princess Kishi (929–985), also known as Yoshiko Joō, Japanese poet

Yoshiko Akiyama (秋山 芳子; born 1949), Japanese archer

Yoshiko Fujinaga (藤永 佳子; born 1981), Japanese long-distance runner

Yoshiko Ichikawa (市川 良子; born 1976), Japanese long-distance runner

Yoshiko Inoue (井上 佳子; born 1988), Japanese sport wrestler

Yoshiko Ito (伊藤 佳子; born 1962), Japanese sport shooter

Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada (born 1944) American textile artist, author

Yoshiko Kakudo (1934–2016), Japanese-American curator, philanthropist

Yoshiko Kuga (久我 美子; born 1931), Japanese actress

Yoshiko Mibuchi (三淵 嘉子; 1914–1984), Japanese lawyer

Yoshiko Mita (三田 佳子; born 1941), Japanese actress

Yoshiko Miya (宮淑子; 1945–2015), Japanese writer and social critic

Yoshiko Morizane (森実 芳子; born 1948), Japanese swimmer

Yoshiko Nishitani (西谷 祥子; born 1943), Japanese manga artist

Yoshiko Ohtani (1918–2000), Japanese religious leader

Yoshiko Sakakibara (榊原 良子; born 1956), Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters

Yoshiko Fujisawa, a fictional character from Captain Tsubasa

Yoshiko Hanabatake, a fictional character from the Japanese manga series Aho Girl

Yoshiko Koizumi, a fictional character from manga Little Ghost Q-Taro

Yoshiko Kunieda, a fictional character from The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird

Yoshiko Nishizawa, a fictional character from the anime/manga series Strike Witches

Yoshiko Nonomiya, a fictional character from Natsume Soseki’s novel Sanshirō

Yoshiko Tsushima, a fictional character from the Japanese multimedia project Love Live! Sunshine!!

Yoshiko, a fictional character from Osamu Dazai's novel No Longer Human.

Yoshiko Tajimi, a fictional character from the Japanese tokusatsu Kamen Rider Build