Kiyoshi
Kiyoshi, (きよし or キヨシ), is a Japanese given name, also spelled Kyoshi.
| Gender | Different genders depending on the kanji used |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Possible meanings
- Kyōshi, a form of Japanese poetry
- Kyōshi, a Japanese honorific
Possible writings
- 清, "cleanse"
- 淳, "pure"
- 潔, "undefiled"
- 清志, "cleanse, intention"
- 清司, "cleanse, official"
- 聖, "holy"
- 澄, "lucidity"
- 潔司, "undefiled, official"
People with the name
- Akira Kawabata ("Kiyoshi"), pro wrestler
- Kiyoshi Abe (阿部 巨史, born 1947), Japanese sport wrestler
- Kiyoshi Adachi (安達 清, 1914–?), Japanese pole vaulter
- Kiyoshi Atsumi (渥美 清, 1928–1996), Japanese film actor
- Kiyoshi Doi (土井 淳, born 1933), Japanese baseball player
- Kiyoshi Esashika (江刺家 清, born 1948), Japanese ice hockey player
- Kiyoshi Fujita (藤田 キヨシ, born 1972), Japanese ice hockey player
- Kiyoshi Hasegawa (admiral) (長谷川 清, 1883–1970), Japanese admiral
- Kiyoshi Hasegawa (artist) (長谷川 潔, 1891–1980), Japanese artist
- Kiyoshi Hikawa (氷川 きよし, born 1977), Japanese Enka singer
- Hiraizumi Kiyoshi (平泉 澄, 1895–1984), Japanese historian and Shinto priest
- Kiyoshi Ijichi (伊地知 潔, born 1977), Japanese drummer of Asian Kung-Fu Generation
- Kiyoshi Ikenaga (池永 清, born 1966), a Shiatsu Master, Shiatsupractor (SPR),
- Kiyoshi Inoue (井上 清, 1913–2001), Japanese academic, historian and writer
- Kiyoshi Itô (伊藤 清, 1915–2008), Japanese mathematician
- Kiyoshi Katsuki (香月 清司, 1881–1950), Japanese general soldier
- Kiyoshi Kawakami (河上 清, 1873–1949), Japanese Christian journalist
- Kiyoshi Kawakubo (川久保 潔, 1929–2019), Japanese voice actor
- Kiyoshi Kimura (木村 清, born 1952), Japanese businessman
- Kiyoshi Kobayashi (小林 清志, 1933–2022), Japanese actor
- Kiyoshi Koishi (小石 清, 1908-1957), Japanese photographer
- Kiyoshi Kuromiya (1943–2000), Japanese American author and advocate
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa (黒沢 清, born 1955), Japanese film director
- Kiyoshi Maita (真板 潔, born 1959), Japanese golfer
- Kiyoshi Miki (三木 清, 1897–1945), Japanese philosopher
- Kiyoshi K. Muranaga (1922–1944), soldier
- Kyoshi Miura (三浦 恭資, born 1961), Japanese cyclist
- Kiyoshi Myobudani (明歩谷 清, born 1937), Japanese sumo wrestler
- Kiyoshi Nakakura (中倉 清, 1910–2000), Japanese kendoka, iaidoka and aikidoka
- Kiyoshi Nakamura (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kiyoshi Nakano (中野 清, born 1936), Japanese politician
- Kiyoshi Nishiyama (西山 清, 1893–1983), Japanese photographer
- Kiyoshi Nishiyama (handballer) (西山 清, born 1959), Japanese handball player
- Kiyoshi Nobutoki (信時 潔, 1887–1965), Japanese composer
- Kiyoshi Noda (野田 清, born 1946), Japanese handball player
- Kiyoshi Ogawa (小川 清, 1922–1945), Japanese navy pilot
- Kiyoshi Oka (岡 潔, 1901–1978), Japanese mathematician
- Kiyoshi Ōkubo (大久保 清, 1935–1976), Japanese murderer
- Kiyoshi Okuma (大熊 清, born 1964), Japanese former football player
- Kiyoshi Saitō (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kiyoshi Sakai (酒井 澄), Japanese anime producer and animator
- Kiyoshi Sasabe (佐々部 清, born 1958), Japanese film director
- Kiyoshi Shiga (志賀 潔, 1871–1957), Japanese physician and bacteriologist
- Kiyoshi Sonobe (薗部 澄, 1921–1996), Japanese photographer
- Kiyoshi Suzuki (鈴木 清, 1943–2000), Japanese photographer
- Kyoshi Takahama (高浜 虚子, 1874–1959), Japanese poet
- Kiyoshi Takayama (髙山 清司, born 1946), Japanese Yakuza
- Kiyoshi Tamura (田村 潔司, born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler
- Kiyoshi Tanabe (田辺 清, born 1940), Japanese boxer
- Kiyoshi Tanimoto (谷本 清, 1909–1986), Japanese Methodist minister
- Kiyoshi Tomizawa (富沢 清司, born 1943), Japanese footballer
- Kiyoshi Toyoda (豊田 清, born 1971), Japanese baseballer
- Kiyoshi Uchiyama (内山 清), Japanese consul
- Kiyoshi Ueda (上田 清司, born 1948), Japanese politician
- Kiyoshi Uehara (植原 清, born 1948), Japanese fencer
- Kiyoshi Uematsu (born 1978), Japanese judōka
- Kiyoshi Yamashita (山下 清, 1922–1971), Japanese artist
- Kiyoshi Yoshimoti (吉用 清, 1948–2020), Japanese kobudōka
Fictional characters
- Kiyoshi, from Hanazuki: Full of Treasures
- Kiyoshi Minamoto (皆本 清), from Battle Royale II: Requiem
- Kiyoshi Tani, from the novel We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
- Avatar Kyoshi, a minor character from Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, in which she is deceased but eventually became the heroine in her own book series
Literature
- The Legend of Kyoshi, a fantasy novel duology set in the Avatar franchise
- The Rise of Kyoshi, the first book in the series, published on July 16, 2019
- The Shadow of Kyoshi, the second book in the series, published on July 21, 2020
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