Pronunciation | joɾitsɯgɯ (IPA) |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Yoritugu (Kunrei-shiki)
Yoritugu (Nihon-shiki) Yoritsugu (Hepburn) |
Yoritsugu is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
Yoritsugu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
- 頼次, "rely, next"
- 頼継, "rely, continue"
- 頼嗣, "rely, succession"
- 依次, "to depend on, next"
- 依継, "to depend on, continue"
- 依嗣, "to depend on, succession"
The name can also be written in hiragana よりつぐ or katakana ヨリツグ.
Notable people with the name
- Yoritsugu Kinoshita (木下 頼継, ????–1600), Japanese samurai
- Yoritsugu Kujo (九条 頼嗣) (1239–1256), Japanese shōgun
- Yoritsugu Nose (能勢 頼次) (1562–1626), Japanese samurai
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