# Yoshiaki

Yoshiaki is a masculine Japanese given name.

## Written forms

Yoshiaki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
* 孔明, "even bright"
* 義明, "justice, bright"
* 義昭, "justice, bright"
* 義章, "justice, chapter"
* 吉明, "good luck, bright"
* 吉昭, "good luck, bright"
* 吉旭, "good luck, rising sun"
* 善明, "virtuous, bright"
* 善彰, "virtuous, clear"
* 芳明, "virtuous/fragrant, bright"
* 芳昭, "virtuous/fragrant, bright"
* 良明, "good, bright"
* 良晃, "good, clear"
* 慶昭, "congratulate, bright"
* 由晃, "reason, clear"
* 与志明, "give, determination, bright"
* 嘉明, "excellent, bright"
* 嘉秋, "excellent, autumn"
The name can also be written in hiragana よしあき or katakana ヨシアキ.

## Notable people with the name

* Yoshiaki Ashikaga (足利 義昭, 1537–1597), a shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan
* Yoshiaki Arata (荒田 吉明, 1924–2018), a Japanese pioneer of nuclear fusion
* Yoshiaki Banno (番野 欣昭, 1952–1991), a Japanese astronomer
* Yoshiaki Demachi (出町 嘉明, born 1943), Japanese speed skater
* Yoshiaki Fujimori (藤森 義明, born 1951), a Japanese businessman and CEO of Lixil Group
* Yoshiaki Fujioka (藤岡 好明, born 1985), a Japanese baseball player
* Yoshiaki Fujita (藤田 義明, born 1983), a Japanese footballer
* Yoshiaki Fujiwara (藤原 喜明, born 1949), a Japanese actor and professional wrestler
* Yoshiaki Harada (原田 義昭, born 1944), a Japanese politician
* Yoshiaki Hatakeda (畠田 好章, born 1972), a Japanese gymnast
* Yoshiaki Hatta (八田 嘉明, 1879–1964), a cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan
* Yoshiaki Hoshi (星 吉昭, 1946–2004), a Japanese musician
* Yoshiaki Itakura (板倉 由明, 1932–1999), a Japanese researcher of military history
* Yoshiaki Kato (加藤 嘉明, 1563–1631), a Japanese daimyō
* Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻 善昭, born 1950) a Japanese writer and director of Japanese animation
* Yoshiaki Kawashima (川島 義明, born 1934), a Japanese long-distance runner
* Yoshiaki Kikuchi (菊池 禎晃, born 1995), Japanese footballer
* Yoshiaki Kinoshita (木下 淑晶, born 1990), a Japanese football player
* Yoshiaki Koizumi (小泉 歓晃, born 1968), a Japanese video game designer
* Yoshiaki Komai (駒井 善成, born 1992), a Japanese footballer
* Yoshiaki Kuruma (車 吉章, born 1961), a Japanese free announcer
* Yoshiaki Kyoya (京谷 佳明, born 1951), Japanese ice hockey player
* Yoshiaki Manabe (真鍋 吉明, born 1962), lead guitarist of the Japanese rock band The Pillows
* Yoshiaki Maruyama (丸山 良明, born 1974), a Japanese football player
* Yoshiaki Miyagi (宮城 孔明, born 1999), Japanese actor who cast in two television series—Jūichinin mo Iru! and Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo
* Yoshiaki Miyanoue (宮之上 貴昭, born 1953), a Japanese jazz guitarist
* Yoshiaki Mogami (最上 義光, 1546–1614), a Japanese daimyō
* Yoshiaki Murakami (村上 世彰, born 1959), a Japanese investor
* Yoshiaki Nishimura (西村 義明, born 1977), a Japanese lead film producer
* Yoshiaki Nitta (新田 義顕, 1318–1337), a general at the fortress of Kanagasaki and son of Yoshisada Nitta
* Yoshiaki Numata (沼田 義明, born 1945), a world Junior Lightweight boxing champion
* Yoshiaki Ochi, (越智 義朗) a Japanese composer and percussionist
* Yoshiaki Ogasawara (小笠原 義明, born 1954), a Japanese cyclist
* Yoshiaki Oiwa (大岩 義明, born 1976), a Japanese equestrian
* Yoshiaki Omura (大村 喜前, 1568–1615) a head of the Omura clan
* Yoshiaki Onishi (大西 義明, born 1981), a Japanese composer and conductor
* Yoshiaki Oshima (大島 良明, born 1952), a Japanese astronomer
* Yoshiaki Ota (太田 吉彰, born 1983), a Japanese footballer
* Yoshiaki Sato (佐藤 慶明, born 1969), a Japanese football player
* Yoshiaki Shikishi (敷石 義秋, born 1941), a Japanese swimmer
* Yoshiaki Shimojo (下條 佳明, born 1954), a Japanese football player
* Yoshiaki Takahashi (高橋 良秋, born 1963), Japanese boxer
* Yoshiaki Takaki (高木 義明, born 1945), a Japanese politician
* Yoshiaki Tokitenku (時天空 慶晃, 1979–2017), a Mongolian sumo wrestler
* Yoshiaki Tsutsumi (堤 義明, born 1934), a Japanese businessman
* Yoshiaki Unetani (采谷 義秋, born 1944), a Japanese long-distance runner
* Yoshiaki Watanabe (渡辺 好明, 1955–2009), a Japanese artist
* Yoshiaki Yatsu (谷津 嘉章, born 1956), a Japanese wrestler
* Yoshiaki Yoshimi (吉見 義明, born 1946), a professor of Japanese modern history