group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Yoshinaga
佳永
Given-name classification varies across source records.
よしながヨシナガYoshinaga
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings25 Source spelling/reading rows25 Coverage levelExtended
Extended source depth
This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Yoshinaga
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Yoshinaga. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
4 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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Meaning by written form
What can Yoshinaga mean?
A Japanese name can be written in more than one way, and its meaning can change with the kanji used. Rather than assigning one English meaning to “Yoshinaga”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kanji spelling
佳永
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
佳長
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
吉良
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
善永
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
善良
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
善長
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
喜長
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
嘉祥
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
嘉長
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
好脩
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
宜永
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
慶永
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 25. The recorded-spellings section below retains the wider source set.
How to read these meanings
The English words shown here are dictionary meanings of individual kanji. They help explain what a spelling can suggest, but they are not a guaranteed translation of the full name and do not establish why a particular person was given that name.
Reading profile
How Yoshinaga is represented
These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.
よしなが
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spellings
JMnedict classification evidence
How this reading is classified in the source corpus
This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.
よしなが in the imported JMnedict corpus
0 source spelling/reading rows
0 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| よしなかYoshinaka | 3333 source rows | male 3 · unspecified 30source rows · distinct forms: male 3 · unspecified 30 | 2931 source rows |
| よしながYoshinaga | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Yoshinaga
This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.
10–25 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| よしなが | Yoshinaga | 4 | 25 |
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
15 of 25 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
能永
9 source-recorded readings
佳永
吉良
5 source-recorded readings
義寿
4 source-recorded readings
嘉祥
3 source-recorded readings
義修
3 source-recorded readings
義良
3 source-recorded readings
善良
2 source-recorded readings
SaraさらYoshinagaよしなが · this page
A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not yet meet the reference-depth standard used for the main library. Limited records are not promoted merely to create extra internal links.
Kanji role reference
How recurring characters function across Yoshinaga spellings
Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.
| Kanji | Character glosses | Forms | First | Final | Internal | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 永 | eternity, long, lengthy | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | え, と, のり, ひさ +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 長 | long, leader, superior | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | お, おしゃ, たかし, たけ +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 義 | righteousness, justice, morality | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ただし, ちか, のり, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 良 | good, pleasing, skilled | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | じ, なが, まこと, よし +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 善 | virtuous, good, goodness | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | たる, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 佳 | excellent, beautiful, good | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | けい, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 嘉 | applaud, praise, esteem | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ひろ, よし, よしみ, かず +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 脩 | dried meat | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | おさむ, おさ, なが, のぶ +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 慶 | jubilation, congratulate, rejoice | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | き, きよん, け, みち +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 芳 | perfume, balmy, favorable | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | お, かおる, は, ほ +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 吉 | good luck, joy, congratulations | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | え, き, きっ, きる +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 喜 | rejoice, take pleasure in | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.
Exact writing research map
Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context
These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.
Exact written form
佳永
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 佳永 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
佳長
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshinagaよしなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
吉良
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 吉良 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
善永
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshinagaよしなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
善良
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
SaraさらYoshinagaよしなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
善長
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshinagaよしなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
喜長
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
KichōきちょうYoshinagaよしなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
嘉祥
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
嘉長
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
YoshitakeよしたけYoshinagaよしなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
好脩
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshinagaよしなが · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 25. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Yoshinaga spellings
Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.
永eternity, long, lengthy10 of 25 analyzed forms長long, leader, superior7 of 25 analyzed forms義righteousness, justice, morality5 of 25 analyzed forms良good, pleasing, skilled4 of 25 analyzed forms善virtuous, good, goodness3 of 25 analyzed forms佳excellent, beautiful, good2 of 25 analyzed forms嘉applaud, praise, esteem2 of 25 analyzed forms脩dried meat2 of 25 analyzed forms慶jubilation, congratulate, rejoice2 of 25 analyzed forms芳perfume, balmy, favorable2 of 25 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Yoshinaga
25 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading よしなが. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.
佳永
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
佳長
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
吉良
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
善永
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
善良
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
善長
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
喜長
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
嘉祥
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
嘉長
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
好脩
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
宜永
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
慶永
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
慶長
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
敬長
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
由永
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
美永
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
義修
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
義寿
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
義永
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
義脩
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
義良
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
能永
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
良永
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
芳永
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
芳長
よしなが · Yoshinaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Yoshinaga forms side by side
Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.
| Spelling | One source reading | Character-level glosses | Total strokes | Loaded character class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 佳永 | よしなが | 佳 — excellent, beautiful · 永 — eternity, long | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佳長 | よしなが | 佳 — excellent, beautiful · 長 — long, leader | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 吉良 | よしなが | 吉 — good luck, joy · 良 — good, pleasing | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 善永 | よしなが | 善 — virtuous, good · 永 — eternity, long | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 善良 | よしなが | 善 — virtuous, good · 良 — good, pleasing | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 善長 | よしなが | 善 — virtuous, good · 長 — long, leader | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 喜長 | よしなが | 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 長 — long, leader | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 嘉祥 | よしなが | 嘉 — applaud, praise · 祥 — good luck | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 嘉長 | よしなが | 嘉 — applaud, praise · 長 — long, leader | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 好脩 | よしなが | 好 — fond, pleasing · 脩 — dried meat | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 宜永 | よしなが | 宜 — best regards, good · 永 — eternity, long | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 慶永 | よしなが | 慶 — jubilation, congratulate · 永 — eternity, long | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 慶長 | よしなが | 慶 — jubilation, congratulate · 長 — long, leader | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 敬長 | よしなが | 敬 — awe, respect · 長 — long, leader | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 由永 | よしなが | 由 — wherefore, a reason · 永 — eternity, long | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 美永 | よしなが | 美 — beauty, beautiful · 永 — eternity, long | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.
What does Yoshinaga mean?
There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.
Related readings
More names beginning with よし
Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.
Given name · mixed records · limited reference
Yoshio
287 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceYoshimi
277 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceYoshie
274 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceYoshihiro
239 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceYoshinori
232 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceYoshiko
206 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceYoshiaki
193 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceYoshiyuki
145 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceYoshitaka
132 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceYoshinobu
129 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceYoshiki
116 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceYoshikazu
110 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Yoshinaga
These links are calculated from exact characters appearing in source-recorded spellings on this page. Sharing a kanji does not mean two names have the same reading, origin, gender or intended meaning.
Given-name relationship
Yoshinobu
佳善嘉慶永義脩良芳
9 shared kanji · 51 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshinori
佳善嘉慶永義良芳
8 shared kanji · 101 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshie
佳善嘉慶永義良芳
8 shared kanji · 73 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshio
佳善嘉慶義良芳長
8 shared kanji · 54 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshihisa
佳善嘉慶義良芳長
8 shared kanji · 23 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshiko
佳善嘉慶義脩良芳
8 shared kanji · 20 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshijirō
佳善嘉慶義脩良芳
8 shared kanji · 19 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHisayoshi
佳善嘉慶永義良芳
8 shared kanji · 16 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshihiro
佳善嘉慶義良芳
7 shared kanji · 88 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshimi
佳善嘉慶義良芳
7 shared kanji · 79 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshiaki
佳善嘉慶義良芳
7 shared kanji · 78 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasayoshi
佳善嘉慶義良芳
7 shared kanji · 64 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Evidence on this page
What each source establishes
JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.
Source boundary
The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.
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