Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 義光, 芳光, 吉光, etc.(Japanese Kanji) よしみつ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /jo̞.ɕi.mi.t͡sɨᵝ/ Meaning & History From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 芳 (yoshi) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful", or 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" combined with 光 (mitsu) meaning "light". Other combinations of kanji can also form this name.