Yōzō
Appearance
![]() Yozo Yamao (1837–1917), Japanese samurai of the late Edo period | |
Pronunciation | joɯdzoɯ (IPA) |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Yozo (Kunrei-shiki)
Yozo (Nihon-shiki) Yōzō, Yozo, Youzou (Hepburn) |
Yōzō, Yozo or Youzou is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
[edit]Yōzō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
- 洋三, "ocean, 3"
- 洋蔵, "ocean, store up"
- 洋造, "ocean, create"
- 陽三, "sunshine, 3"
- 陽蔵, "sunshine, store up"
- 陽造, "sunshine, create"
- 容三, "contain, 3"
- 容蔵, "contain, store up"
- 容造, "contain, create"
- 葉三, "leaf, 3"
- 葉蔵, "leaf, store up"
- 曜三, "weekday,3"
- 曜蔵, "weekday, store up"
- 要三, "essential, 3"
- 用蔵, "utilize, store up"
- 蓉三, "lotus, 3"
- 蓉蔵, "lotus, store up"
- 庸三, "common, 3"
The name can also be written in hiragana ようぞう or katakana ヨウゾウ.
Notable people with the name
[edit]- Yozo Aoki (青木 要三, 1929–2014), Japanese footballer
- Yozo Ishikawa (石川 要三, 1925–2014), Japanese politician
- Yozo Matsushima (松島 与三, 1921–1983), Japanese mathematician
- Yozo Toyoshima (豊島 陽蔵, 1852–1922), Japanese mayor
- Yozo Yamao (山尾 庸三, 1837–1917), Japanese samurai of the late Edo period
- Yozo Yokota (横田 洋三, 1940–2019), Japanese lawyer