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ReferenceNamesYoshino
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Japanese given name

Yoshino

ヨシノ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

よしのヨシノYoshino
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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings62

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows63

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Yoshino

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingよしの

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formヨシノ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationYoshino

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Yoshino. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationよ · し · の

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Reading profile

How Yoshino is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings2

よしの · ヨシノ

Kanji-based spellings61

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms3

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms48

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms10

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name + surname

よしの in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms62

63 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms19

19 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 62 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
よしのYoshino6263 source rowsfemale 62 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 61 · unspecified 11919 source rows
よしのYoshino00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Yoshino

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data61

2–26 strokes observed span

Median total strokes15

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms61

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
よしのYoshino363
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
志乃5 analyzed forms志野2 analyzed forms支乃2 analyzed forms

Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

23 of 63 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked63

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings23

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading39

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set14

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

吉乃
3 source-recorded readings
KichinoきちのKitsunoきつのYoshinoよしの · this page

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Yoshino spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon36036002おさむ, お, のりJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
野plains, field, rustic170170011ずけ, つけ, ぬJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
志intention, plan, resolve800807じん, べ, べし, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
淑graceful, gentle, pure4400011すく, とし, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
能ability, talent, skill4130010たか, の, のり, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
美beauty, beautiful440009はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
佳excellent, beautiful, good330008けい, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
吉good luck, joy, congratulations330006え, き, きっ, きる +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
由wherefore, a reason330005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
良good, pleasing, skilled330007じ, なが, まこと, よし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
支branch, support, sustain200204—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
世generation, world, society220005とし, ゆ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Exact written form

ヨシノ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshinoよしの
Characters in order
ヨKanaシKanaノKana
Exact written form

よしの

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshinoよしの · this page
Characters in order
よKanaしKanaのKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 63. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Yoshino spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

乃from, possessive particle, whereupon36 of 63 analyzed forms野plains, field, rustic17 of 63 analyzed forms志intention, plan, resolve8 of 63 analyzed forms淑graceful, gentle, pure4 of 63 analyzed forms能ability, talent, skill4 of 63 analyzed forms美beauty, beautiful4 of 63 analyzed forms佳excellent, beautiful, good3 of 63 analyzed forms吉good luck, joy, congratulations3 of 63 analyzed forms由wherefore, a reason3 of 63 analyzed forms良good, pleasing, skilled3 of 63 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Yoshino

63 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading よしの. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

ヨシノ

ヨシノ · Yoshino

Katakana ヨシノMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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よしの

よしの · Yoshino

Katakana ヨシノMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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Spelling comparator

Compare Yoshino forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
ヨシノヨシノKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
よしのよしのKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
よし乃よしの乃 — from, possessive particle2All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
よ志のよしの志 — intention, plan7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
よ志野よしの志 — intention, plan · 野 — plains, field18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
与支乃よしの与 — bestow, participate in · 支 — branch, support · 乃 — from, possessive particle9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
世史乃よしの世 — generation, world · 史 — history, chronicle · 乃 — from, possessive particle12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
世紫よしの世 — generation, world · 紫 — purple, violet17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁乃よしの仁 — humanity, virtue · 乃 — from, possessive particle6All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
代志乃よしの代 — substitute, change · 志 — intention, plan · 乃 — from, possessive particle14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
代支乃よしの代 — substitute, change · 支 — branch, support · 乃 — from, possessive particle11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳乃よしの佳 — excellent, beautiful · 乃 — from, possessive particle10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳志乃よしの佳 — excellent, beautiful · 志 — intention, plan · 乃 — from, possessive particle17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳野よしの佳 — excellent, beautiful · 野 — plains, field19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
修乃よしの修 — discipline, conduct oneself well · 乃 — from, possessive particle12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
南野よしの南 — south · 野 — plains, field20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Yoshino mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

Related readings

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Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

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Yoshiaki

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Yoshiyuki

145 recorded spellings

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Yoshitaka

132 recorded spellings

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Yoshinobu

129 recorded spellings

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Yoshiki

116 recorded spellings

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Yoshikazu

110 recorded spellings

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Exact reading

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乃 — from, possessive particle

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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