Yoshi

Yoshi is a green dinosaur character from Nintendo video games, first appearing in Super Mario World.

He serves as Mario's rideable companion, using his long tongue to swallow enemies and his flutter jump to reach distant platforms.

The character has become iconic enough to star in his own game series.

Yoshi is also used as a Japanese given name.

Nintendo

Mario

Italian masculine name

  • dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
  • eggReproductive cell in shell
  • greenColor of vegetation

Nintendo · Super Mario World · tongue · sidekick · mount · platformer · Mario Kart · power-up · fruit · mushroom

Japanese-name

Japanese

Of or from Nippon

honor · righteousness · good fortune · samurai · shogun · historical · Yoshida · calligraphy · honorific · nobility

Categories
Opposites
character allegiance

YoshiWario

Greedy Nintendo antihero

Ridley · King Boo · Waluigi · Ganondorf · Koopa Troopa

character demeanor

YoshiRidley

Ganondorf · Wario · Donkey Kong · Charizard

creature type in Mario universe

YoshiBullet Bill

Animated ammunition with eyes

Shy Guy · Boo

Phrases
Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G