Yoshihiko (よしひこ)

Yoshihiko is read よしひこ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 愛彦, 佳彦 and 嘉彦. All three are masculine.

Reading

よ·し·ひ·こ (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yoshihiko

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

  • 愛彦
    よしひこ
    Masculine

    Love + young man

    • 愛(よし)— love
    • 彦(ひこ)— young man
  • 佳彦
    よしひこ
    Masculine

    Beautiful + young man

    • 佳(よし)— beautiful
    • 彦(ひこ)— young man
  • 嘉彦
    よしひこ
    Masculine

    Auspicious + young man

    • 嘉(よし)— auspicious
    • 彦(ひこ)— young man

The kanji in Yoshihiko

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

  • 彦young man3 spellings
  • 愛love1 spelling
  • 佳beautiful1 spelling
  • 嘉auspicious1 spelling

Yoshihiko with common surnames

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Questions about Yoshihiko

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

In our data every spelling of Yoshihiko is masculine.

What does Yoshihiko mean?

Yoshihiko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 愛彦 reads as "love + young man", 佳彦 reads as "beautiful + young man" and 嘉彦 reads as "auspicious + young man". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yoshihiko be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Yoshihiko?

よしひこ is 4 beats: よ · し · ひ · こ. 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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