Yoshiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings The name Yoshiko can have a variety of different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. Over 200 possible variations of the name exist. Some of the most common variations of Yoshiko include: 良子; good, child 佳子; agreeable, child 美子; beautiful, child 義子; moral and just, child 吉子; fortunate, child 悦子; joyful, child 祥子; auspicious, child 芳子; fragrant, child 慶子; jubilant, child 好子; fond and pleasing, child Japanese royalty Yoshiko, daughter of Emperor Saga (786–842) Fujiwara no Yoshiko (died 807), consort of Emperor Kanmu Yoshiko (1122–1133), daughter of Emperor Toba Yoshiko, daughter of Emperor Reigen (1654–1732) Princess Yoshiko (Kōkaku) (1779–1846), empress consort of Emperor Kōkaku Princess Yoshiko (Arisugawa-no-miya) (1804–1893), mother of the last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu Yoshiko Kawashima (1907–1948), princess of Manchuria Others Princess Kishi (929-985), also known as Yoshiko Joō, Japanese poet , Japanese archer Yoshiko Fujinaga (born 1981), Japanese long-distance runner Yoshiko Ichikawa (born 1976), Japanese long-distance runner , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese sport shooter Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada (born 1944) American textile artist, author Yoshiko Kuga (born 1931), Japanese actress , Japanese lawyer Yoshiko Mita (born 1941), Japanese actress , Japanese swimmer , Japanese manga artist Yoshiko Ōtaka (born 1920), Japanese actress Yoshiko Sakakibara (born 1956), Japanese voice actress Yoshiko Sakurai (born 1945), Japanese journalist Yoshiko Shibaki (芝木好子, 19141991), Japanese novelist , Japanese writer Yoshiko Shirata (born 1952), Japanese accounting scholar , Japanese swimmer , Japanese speed skater Yoshiko Tamura (born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese actress , Japanese table tennis player , Japanese manga artist, illustrator and animator , Japanese badminton player Fictional characters Yoshiko Fujisawa, a fictional character from Captain Tsubasa Yoshiko Hanabatake, a fictional character from the Japanese manga series Aho Girl Yoshiko Koizumi, a fictional character from manga Little Ghost Q-Taro Yoshiko Kunieda, a fictional character from The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird Yoshiko Nishizawa, a fictional character from the anime/manga series Strike Witches Yoshiko Nonomiya, a fictional character from Natsume Soseki’s novel Sanshirō Yoshiko Tsushima, a fictional character from the Japanese multimedia project Love Live! Sunshine!! See also "Yoshiko (song)", a 1964 American pop song performed by The J's with Jamie Yoshiko (wrestler) (born 1993), Japanese professional wrestler Japanese feminine given names