Yoshikatsu

Yoshikatsu Tokugawa (1824–1883), Japanese daimyō of the late Edo period

Pronunciation| joɕikatsɯ (IPA)
Gender| Male
Origin
Word/name| Japanese
Meaning| Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling| Yosikatu (Kunrei-shiki)

Yosikatu (Nihon-shiki)

Yoshikatsu (Hepburn)

Yoshikatsu is a masculine Japanese given name.

## Written forms

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

* 義克, "justice, overcome"
* 義勝, "justice, victory"
* 義活, "justice, alive"
* 吉克, "good luck, overcome"
* 吉勝, "good luck, victory"
* 吉活, "good luck, alive"
* 善克, "virtuous, overcome"
* 善勝, "virtuous, victory"
* 善活, "virtuous, alive"
* 芳克, "virtuous/fragrant, overcome"
* 芳勝, "virtuous/fragrant, victory"
* 芳活, "virtuous/fragrant, alive"
* 良克, "good, overcome"
* 良勝, "good, victory"
* 良活, "good, alive"
* 喜克, "rejoice, overcome"
* 慶克, "congratulate, overcome"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしかつ or katakana ヨシカツ.

## Notable people with the name

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* Yoshikatsu Ashikaga (足利 義勝, 1434–1443), Japanese shōgun
* Yoshikatsu Fujiki (藤木 義勝, born 1964), Japanese actor and voice actor
* Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (川口 能活, born 1975), Japanese footballer
* Yoshikatsu Mori (毛利 良勝, died 1582), Japanese samurai
* Yoshikatsu Nakayama (中山 義活, born 1945), Japanese politician
* Yoshikatsu Tokugawa (徳川 慶勝, 1824–1883), Japanese daimyō
* Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田 義勝, born 1941), Japanese sport wrestler
* Yoshikatsu ikeuchi (池内ヨシカツ, born), Japanese musician

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