Submitted Place Name Revision History

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4/17/2015, 6:22 PM m4yb3_daijirou

Name Yoichi
Type Settlement
Usage Japanese
Scripts 余市 (kanji), よいち (hiragana), ヨイチ (katakana)
Pronounced Pron. YO-EE-CHEE
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

This is the name of a district and town in Shiribeshi Subprefecture in south-western Hokkaidō, located in northern Japan.

The kanji used are 余 (yo, ama.ru, ama.ri, ama.su, anma.ri) meaning "too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder" and 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."

Yoichi is also used as a masculine given name (see YOICHI on the given name section) and surname (see YOICHI on the surname section).
Added 4/17/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou