Yorimasa (よりまさ)

Yorimasa is read よりまさ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 順正 and 頼昌. All two are masculine.

Reading

よ·り·ま·さ (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yorimasa

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

  • 順正
    よりまさ
    Masculine

    Smooth + righteous

    • 順(より)— smooth
    • 正(まさ)— righteous
  • 頼昌
    よりまさ
    Masculine

    Trust + prosperous

    • 頼(より)— trust
    • 昌(まさ)— prosperous

The kanji in Yorimasa

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

  • 順smooth1 spelling
  • 正righteous1 spelling
  • 頼trust1 spelling
  • 昌prosperous1 spelling

Yorimasa with common surnames

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Questions about Yorimasa

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

In our data every spelling of Yorimasa is masculine.

What does Yorimasa mean?

Yorimasa is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 順正 reads as "smooth + righteous" and 頼昌 reads as "trust + prosperous". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yorimasa be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 順正 and 頼昌. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Yorimasa?

よりまさ is 4 beats: よ · り · ま · さ. 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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