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Yoshida

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Yoshida
PronunciationYoshida
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Meaninglucky ricefield (吉田), fragrant ricefield (芳田)
Region of originJapanese
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Yoshida (written: 吉田 lit. "lucky ricefield") is the 11th most common Japanese surname.[2] A less common variant is 芳田 (lit. "fragrant ricefield").

Notable people with the surname

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Fictional characters

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  • Ayumi Yoshida (吉田 歩美), a character in the manga series Detective Conan
  • Chizuru Yoshida (吉田 千鶴), a character in the manga series Kimi ni Todoke
  • Jin Yoshida, a character in the video game Soma
  • Kazumi Yoshida (吉田 一美), a character in the light novel series Shakugan no Shana
  • Leyu Yoshida (吉田 玲優), better known as Sunpyre, a character in Marvel Comics
  • Miki Yoshida, a character in the OEL manga series Miki Falls
  • Shiro Yoshida (吉田 四郎), better known as Sunfire, a character in Marvel Comics
  • Taisei Yoshida (吉田 大成), a character in the manga series Assassination Classroom
  • Yuki Yoshida (吉田 友紀), a character in the light novel series Is This a Zombie?
  • Masaki Yoshida (吉田 茉咲), a secondary character in the manga WataMote
  • Saki Yoshida (吉田咲), the main character of the infamous hentai manga Metamorphosis (sometimes called Emergence)
  • Yoshida Shouyou, one of the most important character in the manga and anime series Gintama (being the main character, Gintoki Sakata's teacher) created by Hideaki Sorachi. He is based on Yoshida Shoin.

References

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  1. ^ 1990 Census Name Files
  2. ^ "明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-03-09.

See also

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