Masayoshi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms Masayoshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: , "correct, justice, righteous; wherefore, a reason" , "correct, justice, righteous; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning" , "correct, justice, righteous; rejoice, take pleasure in" , "correct, justice, righteous; intimate, friendly, harmonious" , "correct, justice, righteous; graceful, gentle, pure" , "correct, justice, righteous; good luck, joy, congratulations" , "correct, justice, righteous; perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant" , "prosperous, bright, clear; good, pleasing, skilled" , "prosperous, bright, clear; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning" , "prosperous, bright, clear; good, bribe, servant" , "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined; best regards, good" , "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined; auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune" , "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined; intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness" , "holy, saint, sage, master, priest; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning" , "politics, government; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning" , "direction, person, alternative; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning" , "leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about; righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning" , "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness; fond, pleasing, like something" , "correct, save, assist; good, pleasing, skilled" The name can also be written in hiragana () or katakana ().

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