Yoshimasa (よしまさ)

Yoshimasa is read よしまさ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 佳雅 and 佳昌. All two are masculine.

Reading

よ·し·ま·さ (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yoshimasa

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

  • 佳雅
    よしまさ
    Masculine

    Beautiful + elegant

    • 佳(よし)— beautiful
    • 雅(まさ)— elegant
  • 佳昌
    よしまさ
    Masculine

    Beautiful + prosperous

    • 佳(よし)— beautiful
    • 昌(まさ)— prosperous

The kanji in Yoshimasa

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

  • 佳beautiful2 spellings
  • 雅elegant1 spelling
  • 昌prosperous1 spelling

Yoshimasa with common surnames

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Questions about Yoshimasa

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

In our data every spelling of Yoshimasa is masculine.

What does Yoshimasa mean?

Yoshimasa is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 佳雅 reads as "beautiful + elegant" and 佳昌 reads as "beautiful + prosperous". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yoshimasa be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Yoshimasa?

よしまさ is 4 beats: よ · し · 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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