yoshi-yoshi よしよし - Meaning in Japanese, Examples

In Japanese, yoshi yoshi よしよし means "there, there," in the "it's alright, shh" sense used to comfort children, and sometimes to calm down crying children, etc.

Literally, yoshiyoshi means "alright, alright." It's the word yoshi よし, "alright," twice.

Manga: Aho Girl, Aho Gāru アホガール (Volume 1, Chapter 3, Page 26)

• Examples
  • In JoJo

Examples

Manga: Doraemon ドラえもん (Chapter 1)

• kowai yume wo mita no ne.
  こわいゆめを見たのね。
  [You] saw a scary dream, [didn't you]?
• kawai-sou ni, oo, yoshi yoshi.
  かわいそうに、おお、よしよし。
  [Poor thing], oh, there there.

Manga: Aho Girl, Aho Gāru アホガール (Volume 1, Chapter 3, Page 26)

• Context: Akkun あっくん, who doesn't have friends, makes his first friends.
• genki...... dashite kudasai ne?
  元気･･････出して下さいね？
  [Cheer up,] okay?
• yoshi yoshi
  よしよし
  [There there].
• yokatta nee Akkun
  よかったねーあっくん
  [Isn't that great,] Akkun.
• nadenade
  なでなで
  *pat pat*
  (reduplication.)
  • naderu
    撫でる
    To pat. To caress.
  • See also: head pat.
• ...yasashisa ga tsurai...
  ･･･優しさがつらい･･･
  ...kindness [hurts]...

In JoJo

Manga: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Part 5: Golden Wind, JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 黄金の風 (Chapter 115 (554), 『グリーン・ディ』と『オアシス』 その①)

• Context: Cioccolata チョコラータ heavily petting Secco セッコ after feeding him sugar cubes.
• garigarigarigarigarigarigarigarigarigarigari
  ガリガリガリガリガリガリガリガリガリガリガリ
  *crunch crunch crunch crunch crunch crunch crunch crunch crunch crunch crunch*
  (mimetic word.)
• nade nade
  ナデナデ
  *pat pat*
• yoo~~~~~~shi
  yoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshiyoshi
  taishita yatsu da Sekko omae wa
  良お～～～し
  よしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよしよし
  たいしたヤツだセッコおまえは
  Goo~~~~~~od.
  Good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good.
  [You're] an impressive guy, Secco, you.
  (dislocation.)