Tomoyoshi
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| name = Tomoyoshi
| image = Tomoyoshi Soeda.png
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| caption = Tomoyoshi Soeda (1854-1912), Meiji period politician, civil rights activist
| pronunciation = tomojoɕi (IPA)
| gender = Male
| meaning = Different meanings depending on the kanji used
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| origin = Japanese
| alternative spelling = Tomoyosi (Kunrei-shiki)
Tomoyosi (Nihon-shiki)
Tomoyoshi (Hepburn)
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Tomoyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
Tomoyoshi can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:
- 友義, "friend, justice"
- 友吉, "friend, good luck"
- 友善, "friend, virtuous"
- 友芳, "friend, virtuous/fragrant"
- 友良, "friend, good"
- 友慶, "friend, congratulate"
- 友嘉, "friend, excellent"
- 友好, "friend, good/like something"
- 友能, "friend, capacity"
- 友佳, "friend, excellent"
- 知義, "know, justice"
- 知吉, "know, good luck"
- 知善, "know, virtuous"
- 知芳, "know, virtuous/fragrant"
- 知良, "know, good"
- 智義, "intellect, justice"
- 智吉, "intellect, good luck"
- 智善, "intellect, virtuous"
- 共吉, "together, good luck"
- 朋能, "companion, capacity"
- 朝義, "morning/dynasty, justice"
- 朝吉, "morning/dynasty, good luck"
- 朝良, "morning/dynasty, good"
The name can also be written in hiragana ともよし or katakana トモヨシ.
Notable people with the name
- {{Nihongo|Tomoyoshi Fukushima|福島 丈貴||born 1993}}, Japanese water polo player
- {{Nihongo|Tomoyoshi Ikeya|池谷 友良||born 1962}}, Japanese footballer and manager
- {{Nihongo|Tomoyoshi Koyama|小山 知良||born 1983}}, Japanese motorcycle racer
- {{Nihongo|Tomoyoshi Murayama|村山 知義||1901–1977}}, Japanese artist and playwright
- {{Nihongo|Tomoyoshi Ono|小野 智吉||born 1979}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Tomoyoshi Soeda|添田 知義||1854-1912}}, Meiji period politician, civil rights activist
- {{Nihongo|Tomoyoshi Tsurumi|鶴見 智美||born 1979}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Tomoyoshi Watanabe|渡辺 具能||born 1941}}, Japanese politician
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