Yoshiko

Yoshiko is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings
The name Yoshiko can have a variety of different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. Over 200 possible variations of the name exist. Some of the most common variations of Yoshiko include:
 * 良子; good, child
 * 佳子; agreeable, child
 * 美子; beautiful, child
 * 義子; moral and just, child
 * 吉子; fortunate, child
 * 悦子; joyful, child
 * 祥子; auspicious, child
 * 芳子; fragrant, child
 * 慶子; jubilant, child
 * 好子; fond and pleasing, child

Japanese royalty

 * Yoshiko, daughter of Emperor Saga (786–842)
 * Fujiwara no Yoshiko (died 807), consort of Emperor Kanmu
 * Yoshiko (1122–1133), daughter of Emperor Toba
 * Yoshiko, daughter of Emperor Reigen (1654–1732)
 * Princess Yoshiko (Kōkaku) (1779–1846), empress consort of Emperor Kōkaku
 * Princess Yoshiko (Arisugawa-no-miya) (1804–1893), mother of the last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu
 * Yoshiko Kawashima (1907–1948), princess of Manchuria

Others

 * Princess Kishi (929–985), also known as Yoshiko Joō, Japanese poet
 * Yoshiko Akiyama (秋山 芳子), Japanese archer
 * Yoshiko Fujinaga (藤永 佳子), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Yoshiko Ichikawa (市川 良子), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Yoshiko Inoue (井上 佳子), Japanese sport wrestler
 * Yoshiko Ito (伊藤 佳子), Japanese sport shooter
 * Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada (born 1944) American textile artist, author
 * Yoshiko Kuga (久我 美子), Japanese actress
 * Yoshiko Mibuchi (三淵 嘉子), Japanese lawyer
 * Yoshiko Mita (三田 佳子), Japanese actress
 * Yoshiko Morizane (森実 芳子), Japanese swimmer
 * Yoshiko Nishitani (西谷 祥子), Japanese manga artist
 * Yoshiko Sakakibara (榊原 良子), Japanese voice actress
 * Yoshiko Sakurai (櫻井 よしこ), Japanese journalist
 * Yoshiko Shibaki (芝木 好子), Japanese novelist
 * Yoshiko Shigekane (重兼 芳子), Japanese writer
 * Yoshiko Shiotani (潮谷 義子), Japanese politician
 * Yoshiko Shirata (白田 佳子), Japanese accounting scholar
 * Yoshiko Takamatsu (高松 好子), Japanese swimmer
 * Yoshiko Takano (鷹野 淑子), Japanese speed skater
 * Yoshiko Tamura (田村 欣子), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Yoshiko Tanaka (田中 好子), Japanese actress
 * Yoshiko Tanaka (table tennis) (田中 良子), Japanese table tennis player
 * Yoshiko Watanabe (渡辺 佳子), Japanese manga artist, illustrator and animator
 * Yoshiko Yamaguchi (山口 淑子), Japanese singer, actress and politician
 * Yoshiko Yonekura (米倉 よし子), Japanese badminton player

Fictional characters

 * Yoshiko Fujisawa, a fictional character from Captain Tsubasa
 * Yoshiko Hanabatake, a fictional character from the Japanese manga series Aho Girl
 * Yoshiko Koizumi, a fictional character from manga Little Ghost Q-Taro
 * Yoshiko Kunieda, a fictional character from The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird
 * Yoshiko Nishizawa, a fictional character from the anime/manga series Strike Witches
 * Yoshiko Nonomiya, a fictional character from Natsume Soseki’s novel Sanshirō
 * Yoshiko Tsushima, a fictional character from the Japanese multimedia project Love Live! Sunshine!!