Yorishige

Yorishige

Yorishige Arima (1828–1881), Japanese samurai of late Edo period
Pronunciation	joɾiɕige (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yorisige (Kunrei-shiki) Yorisige (Nihon-shiki) Yorishige (Hepburn)

Yorishige is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 頼重, "rely, heavy"
• 頼茂, "rely, luxuriant"
• 頼繁, "rely, prosperous/complexity"
• 依重, "to depend on, heavy"
• 依茂, "to depend on, luxuriant"
• 依繁, "to depend on, prosperous/complexity"

The name can also be written in hiragana よりしげ or katakana ヨリシゲ.

Notable people with the name

• Yorishige Arima (有馬 頼咸, 1828–1881), Japanese samurai of late Edo period
• Yorishige Matsudaira (松平 頼重) (1622–1695), Japanese daimyō
• Yorishige Suwa (諏訪 頼重) (1516–1542), Japanese samurai