Yoshinobu
# Yoshinobu

Yoshinobu is a masculine Japanese given name.

## Possible writings

Yoshinori can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

* 義信, "justice, believe"
* 義伸, "justice, extend"
* 義延, "justice, extend"
* 佳信, "skilled, believe"
* 佳伸, "skilled, extend"
* 佳延, "skilled, extend"
* 善信, "virtuous, believe"
* 吉信, "good luck, believe"
* 吉伸, "good luck, extend"
* 良信, "good, believe"
* 恭信, "respectful, believe"
* 嘉信, "excellent, believe"
* 嘉伸, "excellent, extend"
* 嘉延, "excellent, extend"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしのぶ or katakana ヨシノブ.

## Notable people with the name

* James Yoshinobu Iha (井葉 吉伸, born 1968), better known as James Iha, Japanese-American rock musician
* Yoshinobu Akao (赤尾 佳宣, born 1975), Japanese footballer
* Yoshinobu Ashihara (芦原 義信, 1918–2003), Japanese architect
* Yoshinobu Fujiwara (藤原 良信, born 1951), Japanese politician
* Yoshinobu Harada (原田 欽庸, born 1986), Japanese footballer
* Yoshinobu Ikeda (池田 義信, 1892–1973), Japanese film director and executive
* Yoshinobu Ishii (石井 義信, born 1939), Japanese footballer and manager
* Yoshinobu Ishikawa (石川 嘉延, born 1940), Japanese politician
* Yoshinobu Kanemaru (金丸 義信, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
* Ikuya Sawaki (real name Yoshinobu Mikami (三上 芳信) (born 1951), Japanese voice actor
* Yoshinobu Minowa (箕輪 義信, born 1976), Japanese footballer
* Yoshinobu Miyake (三宅 義信, born 1939), Japanese weightlifter
* Yoshinobu Miyake (religionist) (三宅 善信, born 1958), Japanese Shinto priest and scholar
* Yoshinobu Miyazaki (宮崎 義伸, born 1978), Japanese swimmer
* Yoshinobu Natsume (夏目 吉信, 1517–1573), Japanese samurai
* Yoshinobu Nisaka (仁坂 吉伸, born 1950), Japanese politician
* Yoshinobu Nishizaki (西崎 義展, 1934–2010), Japanese film producer
* Yoshinobu Ohga (大賀 好修), Japanese music arranger and guitarist
* Yoshinobu Ohira (平 喜信, born 1978), Japanese politician
* Yoshinobu Onakatomi (大中臣 能宣, 921–991), Japanese poet
* Yoshinobu Ota (太田 義信, born 1972), Japanese mixed martial artist
* Yoshinobu Oyakawa (親川 義信, born 1933), Japanese-American swimmer
* Yoshinobu Satake (佐竹 義宣, 1570–1633), Japanese daimyō
* Yoshinobu Shimamura (島村 宜伸, born 1934), Japanese politician
* Yoshinobu Takahashi (高橋 由伸, born 1975), Japanese baseball player and manager
* Yoshinobu Takeda (武田 義信, 1538–1567), Japanese daimyō
* Yoshinobu Tokugawa (徳川 慶喜, 1837–1913), Japanese shōgun
* Yoshinobu Tsukada (塚田 好宣, born 1969), Japanese golfer
* Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本 由伸, born 1998), Japanese baseball player
