Yoshinobu

Yoshinobu Tokugawa (1837–1913), the 15th and last shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan
Pronunciation	joɕinobɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosinobu (Kunrei-shiki) Yosinobu (Nihon-shiki) Yoshinobu (Hepburn)

Yoshinobu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yoshinori can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 義信, "justice, believe"
• 義伸, "justice, extend"
• 義延, "justice, extend"
• 佳信, "skilled, believe"
• 佳伸, "skilled, extend"
• 佳延, "skilled, extend"
• 善信, "virtuous, believe"
• 吉信, "good luck, believe"
• 吉伸, "good luck, extend"
• 良信, "good, believe"
• 恭信, "respectful, believe"
• 嘉信, "excellent, believe"
• 嘉伸, "excellent, extend"
• 嘉延, "excellent, extend"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしのぶ or katakana ヨシノブ.

Notable people with the name

• James Yoshinobu Iha (井葉 吉伸, born 1968), better known as James Iha, Japanese-American rock musician
• Yoshinobu Akao (赤尾 佳宣, born 1975), Japanese footballer
• Yoshinobu Ashihara (芦原 義信, 1918–2003), Japanese architect
• Yoshinobu Fujiwara (藤原 良信, born 1951), Japanese politician
• Yoshinobu Harada (原田 欽庸, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Yoshinobu Ikeda (池田 義信, 1892–1973), Japanese film director and executive
• Yoshinobu Ishii (石井 義信, born 1939), Japanese footballer and manager
• Yoshinobu Ishikawa (石川 嘉延, born 1940), Japanese politician
• Yoshinobu Kanemaru (金丸 義信, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
• Ikuya Sawaki (real name Yoshinobu Mikami (三上 芳信) (born 1951), Japanese voice actor
• Yoshinobu Minowa (箕輪 義信, born 1976), Japanese footballer
• Yoshinobu Miyake (三宅 義信, born 1939), Japanese weightlifter
• Yoshinobu Miyake (religionist) (三宅 善信, born 1958), Japanese Shinto priest and scholar
• Yoshinobu Miyazaki (宮崎 義伸, born 1978), Japanese swimmer
• Yoshinobu Natsume (夏目 吉信, 1517–1573), Japanese samurai
• Yoshinobu Nisaka (仁坂 吉伸, born 1950), Japanese politician
• Yoshinobu Nishizaki (西崎 義展, 1934–2010), Japanese film producer
• Yoshinobu Ohga (大賀 好修), Japanese music arranger and guitarist
• Yoshinobu Ohira (平 喜信, born 1978), Japanese politician
• Yoshinobu Onakatomi (大中臣 能宣, 921–991), Japanese poet
• Yoshinobu Ota (太田 義信, born 1972), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Yoshinobu Oyakawa (親川 義信, born 1933), Japanese-American swimmer
• Yoshinobu Satake (佐竹 義宣, 1570–1633), Japanese daimyō
• Yoshinobu Shimamura (島村 宜伸, born 1934), Japanese politician
• Yoshinobu Takahashi (高橋 由伸, born 1975), Japanese baseball player and manager
• Yoshinobu Takeda (武田 義信, 1538–1567), Japanese daimyō
• Yoshinobu Tokugawa (徳川 慶喜, 1837–1913), Japanese shōgun
• Yoshinobu Tsukada (塚田 好宣, born 1969), Japanese golfer
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本 由伸, born 1998), Japanese baseball player

See also

• Yoshinobu Station, a railway station in Matsuno, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
• Yoshinobu Launch Complex, a launch site at the Tanegashima Space Center
• Tokugawa Yoshinobu-ke