Mitsuyoshi (みつよし)

Mitsuyoshi is read みつよし and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 光悦, 光嘉 and 光義. All three are masculine.

Reading

み·つ·よ·し (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Mitsuyoshi

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 光悦
    みつよし
    Masculine

    Light + delight

    • 光(みつ)— light
    • 悦(よし)— delight
  • 光嘉
    みつよし
    Masculine

    Light + auspicious

    • 光(みつ)— light
    • 嘉(よし)— auspicious
  • 光義
    みつよし
    Masculine

    Light + righteous

    • 光(みつ)— light
    • 義(よし)— righteous

The kanji in Mitsuyoshi

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 光light3 spellings
  • 悦delight1 spelling
  • 嘉auspicious1 spelling
  • 義righteous1 spelling

Mitsuyoshi with common surnames

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Questions about Mitsuyoshi

Is Mitsuyoshi a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Mitsuyoshi is masculine.

What does Mitsuyoshi mean?

Mitsuyoshi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 光悦 reads as "light + delight", 光嘉 reads as "light + auspicious" and 光義 reads as "light + righteous". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Mitsuyoshi be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 光悦, 光嘉 and 光義. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Mitsuyoshi?

みつよし is 4 beats: み · つ · よ · し. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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