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Opening reading family

Japanese names beginning with Yo (よ)

Source-recorded given-name readings whose indexed romanization begins with Yo. Contracted kana variants are grouped with the same base reading family where appropriate.

230 name readingsCurrent page contains 768 recorded spelling links across 48 readings.

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Yoshitake

27 recorded spellings

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Yoshichika

26 recorded spellings

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Yōjirō

26 recorded spellings

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Yoshinaga

25 recorded spellings

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Yōichi

25 recorded spellings

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Yōzō

25 recorded spellings

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Yōka

24 recorded spellings

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Yoshishige

22 recorded spellings

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Yoshitane

21 recorded spellings

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Yōnosuke

21 recorded spellings

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Yoshinosuke

20 recorded spellings

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Yoshizumi

20 recorded spellings

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Yōichirō

20 recorded spellings

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Yoshimoto

19 recorded spellings

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Yoshisada

19 recorded spellings

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Yoshikiyo

18 recorded spellings

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Yoshimori

18 recorded spellings

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Yorika

17 recorded spellings

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Yoshitarō

17 recorded spellings

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Yōkō

17 recorded spellings

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Yoshifusa

16 recorded spellings

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Yoshina

16 recorded spellings

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Yori

15 recorded spellings

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Yoshibumi

15 recorded spellings

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Yoshikane

15 recorded spellings

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Yorimi

14 recorded spellings

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Yoshīchi

14 recorded spellings

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Yone

13 recorded spellings

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Yoneko

13 recorded spellings

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Yoshīchirō

13 recorded spellings

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Yōkichi

13 recorded spellings

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Yoshisato

12 recorded spellings

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Yōki

12 recorded spellings

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Yōtarō

12 recorded spellings

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Yōko

11 recorded spellings

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Yoriyuki

11 recorded spellings

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Yoshiakira

11 recorded spellings

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Yoshiatsu

11 recorded spellings

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Yoshirō

11 recorded spellings

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Yoshisaburō

11 recorded spellings

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Yoshitatsu

11 recorded spellings

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Yōsei

11 recorded spellings

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Yomiko

10 recorded spellings

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Yorio

10 recorded spellings

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Yoshikata

10 recorded spellings

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Yoshimaro

10 recorded spellings

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Yoshitami

10 recorded spellings

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Yoshiyo

10 recorded spellings

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