It is presumed that the kanji (Chinese characters) '義' used in his first name Yoshikage (義景) was borrowed from the first name of Yoshitoki HOJO (北条義時) who died in 1225 when Yoshikage was 15 years old.
義景の「義」の一字は義景が15歳の元仁元年（1224年）に没した北条義時からの拝領と思われる。