Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 君吉, 君良, 公由, 公美, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KEE-MEE-YO-SHEE [key] Meaning & History From 君 (kimi) meaning "noble, lord" and 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well. A known bearer is the Japanese film director, Kimiyoshi Yasuda (1911-1983).