Surname

Yoshii

Yoshii (吉井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean good luck + well, and Wikidata lists 47 notable people with this family name.

よ · し · い · よしい
Written吉井よしいgood luck + well

What Yoshii means

吉
good luck
井
well

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Yoshii describes a place. Its kanji point to a well, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Yoshii

Kosuke Yoshii 吉井 孝輔Japanese association football player
Naoto Yoshii 吉井 直人Japanese association football player
Yoshii Isamu 吉井 勇Japanese writer (1886–1960)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji