Yoshinao

Yoshinao is a masculine Japanese given name.

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


 * 義直, "justice, frankness"
 * 義尚, "justice, still"
 * 佳直, "skilled, frankness"
 * 佳尚, "skilled, still"
 * 善直, "virtuous, frankness"
 * 善尚, "virtuous, still"
 * 吉直, "good luck, frankness"
 * 吉尚, "good luck, still"
 * 良直, "good, frankness"
 * 良尚, "good, still"
 * 恭直, "respectful, frankness"
 * 嘉直, "excellent, frankness"
 * 嘉尚, "excellent, still"
 * 能直, "capacity, frankness"
 * 喜直, "rejoice, frankness"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしなお or katakana ヨシナオ.

Notable people with the name

 * Yoshinao Kamata (釜田 佳直) (born 1993), Japanese baseball player
 * Yoshinao Kodaira (小平 好直) (1918–2008), Japanese World War II flying ace
 * Yoshinao Nakada (中田 喜直) (1923–2000), Japanese composer
 * Yoshinao Tokugawa (徳川 義直) (1601–1650), Japanese daimyō