Yoshiko (よしこ)

Yoshiko is read よしこ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 佳子, 嘉子 and 喜子. All three are feminine.

Reading

よ·し·こ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yoshiko

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

  • 佳子
    よしこ
    Feminine

    Beautiful

    • 佳(よし)— beautiful
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 嘉子
    よしこ
    Feminine

    Auspicious

    • 嘉(よし)— auspicious
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 喜子
    よしこ
    Feminine

    Joy

    • 喜(よし)— joy
    • 子(こ)— name ending

The kanji in Yoshiko

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

  • 子name ending3 spellings
  • 佳beautiful1 spelling
  • 嘉auspicious1 spelling
  • 喜joy1 spelling

Yoshiko with common surnames

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Yoshiko on our lists

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Questions about Yoshiko

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

In our data every spelling of Yoshiko is feminine.

What does Yoshiko mean?

Yoshiko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 佳子 reads as "beautiful", 嘉子 reads as "auspicious" and 喜子 reads as "joy". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yoshiko be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Yoshiko?

よしこ is 3 beats: よ · し · 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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