Yasutarō
Appearance
Yasutaro Yagi (1903–1987), Japanese screenwriter | |
Pronunciation | jasɯtaɾoɯ (IPA) |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Yasutaro (Kunrei-shiki)
Yasutaro (Nihon-shiki) Yasutarō, Yasutaro, Yasutarou (Hepburn) |
Yasutarō, Yasutaro or Yasutarou is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
[edit]Yasutarō can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
The characters used for "taro" (太郎) literally means "thick (big) son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the first son. The "yasu" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("靖" for peaceful, "保" for preserve, "易" and so on).
- 靖太郎, "peaceful, big son"
- 保太郎, "preserve, big son"
- 易太郎, "divination, big son"
- 安太郎, "tranquil, big son"
Other combinations...
- 靖太朗, "peaceful, thick, bright"
- 靖多朗, "peaceful, many, bright"
- 靖汰朗, "peaceful, excessive, bright"
- 保太朗, "preserve, thick, bright"
- 安多朗, "tranquil, many, bright"
The name can also be written in hiragana やすたろう or katakana ヤスタロウ.
Notable people with the name
[edit]- John Yasutaro Naide (名出 保太郎, 1866 – 1945), Anglican bishop
- Yasutaro Koide (小出 保太郎, 1903–2016), Japanese supercentenarian
- Yasutaro Matsuki (松木 安太郎, born 1957), Japanese footballer and manager
- Yasutaro Sakagami (阪上 安太郎, 1912–1984), Japanese water polo player
- Yasutaro Yagi (八木 保太郎, 1903–1987), Japanese screenwriter