Yoshiharu
# Yoshiharu

Yoshiharu is a masculine Japanese given name.

## Possible writings

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

* 義治, "justice, to manage"
* 義春, "justice, spring"
* 義温, "justice, to warm up"
* 吉治, "good luck, to manage"
* 吉春, "good luck, spring"
* 吉温, "good luck, to warm up"
* 善治, "virtuous, to manage"
* 善春, "virtuous, spring"
* 芳治, "virtuous/fragrant, to manage"
* 芳春, "virtuous/fragrant, spring"
* 良治, "good, to manage"
* 良春, "good, spring"
* 慶治, "congratulate, to manage"
* 由治, "reason, to manage"
* 与志治, "give, determination, to manage"
* 嘉治, "excellent, to manage"
* 嘉温, "excellent, to warm up"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしはる or katakana ヨシハル.

## Notable people with the name

* Yoshiharu Abe (阿部 義晴, born 1966), Japanese musician and record producer
* Yoshiharu Ashikaga (足利 義晴, 1511–1550), Japanese shōgun
* Yoshiharu Fukuhara (福原 吉春, born 1942), Japanese alpine skier
* Yoshiharu Habu (羽生 善治, born 1970), Japanese shogi and chess player
* Yoshiharu Horii (堀井 美晴, born 1953), Japanese footballer and manager
* Yoshiharu Horio (堀尾 吉晴, 1542–1611), Japanese daimyō
* Yoshiharu Iwamoto (厳本 善治, 1863–1942), Japanese educator
* Yoshiharu Kohayakawa (小早川 美晴, born 1963), Japanese-Brazilian mathematician
* Yoshiharu Osaka (大阪 可治, born 1947), Japanese karateka
* Yoshiharu Sagara (相良 義陽, 1544–1581), Japanese daimyō
* Yoshiharu Sekino (関野 吉晴, born 1949), Japanese surgeon, explorer, travel writer, photographer and anthropologist
* Yoshiharu Tochiisami (栃勇 義治, born 1947), Japanese sumo wrestler
* Yoshiharu Tomonaga (友永 義治, born 1950), Japanese sprinter
* Yoshiharu Tsuge (つげ 義春, born 1937), Japanese manga artist and writer
* Yoshiharu Ueno (上野 良治, born 1973), Japanese footballer
* Yoshiharu Yamaguchi (山口 良治, born 1943), Japanese rugby union player
