Yoshimatsu (name)

Yoshimatsu is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Possible writings
Yoshimatsu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:


 * 義松, "justice, pine tree"
 * 義末, "justice, end"
 * 佳松, "skilled, pine tree"
 * 佳末, "skilled, end"
 * 善松, "virtuous, pine tree"
 * 善末, "virtuous, end"
 * 吉松, "good luck, pine tree"
 * 吉末, "good luck, end"
 * 良松, "good, pine tree"
 * 良末, "good, end"
 * 恭松, "respectful, pine tree"
 * 嘉松, "excellent, pine tree"
 * 嘉末, "excellent, end"
 * 能松, "capacity, pine tree"
 * 喜松, "rejoice, pine tree"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしまつ or katakana ヨシマツ.

Notable people with the given name Yoshimatsu

 * Yoshimatsu Oyama (大山 義松), Japanese footballer

Notable people with the surname Yoshimatsu

 * Ikumi Yoshimatsu (吉松 育美, born 1987), Japanese beauty pageant winner
 * Shigetaro Yoshimatsu (吉松 茂太郎, 1859–19350), Japanese admiral
 * Takashi Yoshimatsu (吉松 隆, born 1953), Japanese composer
 * Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu (吉松 義彦, 1920–1988), Japanese judoka