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Kuniyoshi

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Kuniyoshi
PronunciationKuniyoshi
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Region of originJapanese
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Kuniyoshi (written: 国吉 or 國吉) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Kuniyoshi (written: 邦嘉, 邦佳, 邦栄, 國義 or 國芳) is also a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Kuniyoshi Hironaka (弘中 邦佳, born 1976), Japanese mixed martial artist
  • Kuniyoshi Kaneko (金子 國義, 1936–2015), Japanese painter, illustrator and photographer
  • Kuniyoshi Obara (小原 國芳, 1887–1977), Japanese educational theorist and publisher
  • Kuniyoshi Sakai (酒井 邦嘉), Japanese scientist
  • Tamura Kuniyoshi (田村 邦栄, 1852–1887), Japanese daimyō
  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川 國芳, 1797–1861), Japanese artist in woodblock printing and painting
  • Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi (1873–1929), member of the Japanese imperial family and field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army

References

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  1. ^ 1990 Census Name Files Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives