Muneyoshi (むねよし)
Muneyoshi is read むねよし and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 宗義 and 宗吉. All two are masculine.
Reading
む·ね·よ·し (4 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Masculine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Muneyoshi
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 宗義むねよしMasculine
Origin + righteous
- 宗(むね)— origin
- 義(よし)— righteous
- 宗吉むねよしMasculine
Origin + fortune
- 宗(むね)— origin
- 吉(よし)— fortune
The kanji in Muneyoshi
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 宗origin2 spellings
- 義righteous1 spelling
- 吉fortune1 spelling
Muneyoshi with common surnames
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Names that sound similar
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Questions about Muneyoshi
Is Muneyoshi a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Muneyoshi is masculine.
What does Muneyoshi mean?
Muneyoshi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 宗義 reads as "origin + righteous" and 宗吉 reads as "origin + fortune". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Muneyoshi be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 宗義 and 宗吉. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Muneyoshi?
むねよし is 4 beats: む · ね · 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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