Yoshikuni (よしくに)

Yoshikuni is read よしくに and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 佳邦, 嘉邦 and 喜国. All three are masculine.

Reading

よ·し·く·に (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yoshikuni

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

  • 佳邦
    よしくに
    Masculine

    Beautiful + nation

    • 佳(よし)— beautiful
    • 邦(くに)— nation
  • 嘉邦
    よしくに
    Masculine

    Auspicious + nation

    • 嘉(よし)— auspicious
    • 邦(くに)— nation
  • 喜国
    よしくに
    Masculine

    Joy + country

    • 喜(よし)— joy
    • 国(くに)— country

The kanji in Yoshikuni

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

  • 邦nation2 spellings
  • 佳beautiful1 spelling
  • 嘉auspicious1 spelling
  • 喜joy1 spelling
  • 国country1 spelling

Yoshikuni with common surnames

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Questions about Yoshikuni

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

In our data every spelling of Yoshikuni is masculine.

What does Yoshikuni mean?

Yoshikuni is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 佳邦 reads as "beautiful + nation", 嘉邦 reads as "auspicious + nation" and 喜国 reads as "joy + country". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yoshikuni be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Yoshikuni?

よしくに is 4 beats: よ · し · く · に. 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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