"よし" meaning in Japanese

See よし in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: yoshi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} よし • (yoshi)
  1. 縦し: so-so; even if
    Sense id: en-よし-ja-adv-MqMett7l

Interjection

Forms: yoshi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} よし • (yoshi)
  1. 良し, 善し, 好し, 吉し, 佳し, 宜し: all right! OK!
    Sense id: en-よし-ja-intj-Ilt~okjn

Proper name

Forms: Yoshi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} よし • (Yoshi)
  1. 喜, 義: a male given name
    Sense id: en-よし-ja-name-SgkKbWXd Categories (other): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 11 13 2 5 5 23 11 27 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 5 12 14 2 4 6 20 19 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 1 5 12 14 2 6 5 19 18 18
  2. 愛: a female given name
    Sense id: en-よし-ja-name-LQCclV6w Categories (other): Japanese female given names, Japanese given names, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 11 13 2 5 5 23 11 27 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 4 9 11 1 19 4 17 18 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 5 12 14 2 4 6 20 19 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 1 5 12 14 2 6 5 19 18 18

Noun

Forms: yoshi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} よし • (yoshi)
  1. 由, 因, 縁: reason, significance
    Sense id: en-よし-ja-noun-UMHcxFIl
  2. ヨシ, 葦, 蘆, 葭: Alternative form of あし (ashi)
    Sense id: en-よし-ja-noun-HQw7zT~8 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 4 9 11 1 19 4 17 18 15
  3. 止し: quitting
    Sense id: en-よし-ja-noun-EBZmpP31
  4. 余子: any child who is not the direct heir; any other person, someone else
    Sense id: en-よし-ja-noun-nGuc--YZ Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 11 13 2 5 5 23 11 27 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 4 9 11 1 19 4 17 18 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 5 12 14 2 4 6 20 19 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 1 5 12 14 2 6 5 19 18 18
  5. 余資, 余貲: extra capital, unused assets, remaining property
    Sense id: en-よし-ja-noun-brP6zes~ Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 11 13 2 5 5 23 11 27 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 4 9 11 1 19 4 17 18 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 5 12 14 2 4 6 20 19 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 1 5 12 14 2 6 5 19 18 18
  6. 余矢: in trigonometry, the coversine(the difference between one and the sine of an angle: 1 - sin(angle))
    Sense id: en-よし-ja-noun-zxeyzWbp Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 11 13 2 5 5 23 11 27 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 4 9 11 1 19 4 17 18 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 5 12 14 2 4 6 20 19 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 1 5 12 14 2 6 5 19 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 1 15 18 3 3 8 14 9 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 11 13 2 2 6 22 7 36

Alternative forms

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        "余子: any child who is not the direct heir; any other person, someone else"
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          "heir",
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          "person",
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          "else",
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          "余貲#Japanese"
        ],
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          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
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          "asset",
          "asset"
        ],
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          "property",
          "property"
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        ]
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      ],
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        ],
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          "余貲",
          "余貲#Japanese"
        ],
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          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
        [
          "asset",
          "asset"
        ],
        [
          "property",
          "property"
        ]
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    },
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      ],
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          "余矢",
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          "angle",
          "angle"
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        [
          "喜",
          "喜#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "義",
          "義#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese female given names",
        "Japanese given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "愛: a female given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "愛",
          "愛#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "よし"
}

Download raw JSONL data for よし meaning in Japanese (4.5kB)

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "よし"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "よし",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "よし"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "よし",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "よし"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "よし",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "よし"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "よし",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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