title: Yoshinobu
text: # 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
  