Kiyoshi

K5I1Y4O1S1H4I1

proper noun

A male given name from Japanese.

OriginJapanese きよし →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Japanese.

    Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi, known for his courage to challenge the U.S. government policy to evacuate, relocate, and intern all persons of Japanese ancestry during the Pacific War, was born in Seattle on April 23, 1918.

    1983, Hyung-chan Kim, Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary, Greenwood Publishing Group, page 113

Origin

  1. Japaneseきよし
  2. EnglishKiyoshi

Borrowed from Japanese きよし (Kiyoshi).

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APA

Kiyoshi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiyoshi

MLA

“Kiyoshi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiyoshi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kiyoshi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiyoshi.

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