Baby name

CLASSIC BOY · JAPANESE
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Yoshiki

/yoh · SHEE · kee/


“Good, radiant”

Japanese masculine name combining yoshi (good, righteous) and ki (tree, spirit); borne by musician Yoshiki Hayashi of the band X Japan, giving it strong rock-culture associations.

yoshi

strong

How it ages.

Traditional structure with rock-culture edge; ages well within Japanese contexts.

The cultural moment.

Steady use in Japan from the mid-20th century onward.