Yoshirō
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Yosiro (Kunrei-shiki)
Yosiro (Nihon-shiki) Yoshirō, Yoshiro, Yoshirou (Hepburn) |
Yoshirō, Yoshiro or Yoshirou is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
[edit]Yoshirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
- 義郎, "justice, son"
- 義朗, "justice, clear"
- 吉郎, "good luck, son"
- 吉朗, "good luck, clear"
- 夜白, "night's light"
- 善郎, "virtuous, son"
- 善朗, "virtuous, clear"
- 芳郎, "fragrant/virtuous, son"
- 芳朗, "fragrant/virtuous, clear"
- 好郎, "good/like something, son"
- 喜郎, "rejoice, son"
- 喜朗, "rejoice, clear"
- 慶郎, "congratulate, son"
- 嘉郎, "excellent, son"
- 嘉朗, "excellent, clear"
- 与志郎, "give, determination, son"
- 与四郎, "give, 4, son"
The name can also be written in hiragana よしろう or katakana ヨシロウ.
Notable people with the name
[edit]- Yoshiro Abe (阿部 吉朗, born 1980), Japanese footballer
- Yoshiro Asakuma (朝隈 善郎, 1914–2008), Japanese high jumper
- Yoshiro Hayashi (golfer) (林 由郎, 1922–2012), Japanese golfer
- Yoshiro Hayashi (politician) (林 義郎, 1927–2017), Japanese politician
- Yoshiro Irino (入野 義朗, 1921–1980), Japanese composer
- Yoshiro Kataoka (片岡 義朗, born 1945), Japanese anime producer
- Yoshiro Maeda (前田 吉朗, born 1981), Japanese mixed martial artist
- Yoshiro Mori (森 喜朗, born 1937), Japanese politician
- Yoshiro Moriyama (森山 佳郎, born 1967), Japanese footballer
- Yoshiro Muraki (村木 与四郎, 1924–2009), Japanese costume designer and art director
- Yoshiro Nagayo (長与 善郎, 1888–1961), Japanese playwright and writer
- Yoshiro Nakamatsu (中松 義郎, born 1928), Japanese inventor
- Yoshiro Nakamura (中村 祥朗, born 1979), Japanese footballer
- Yoshiro Noda (野田 芳郎, born 1936), Japanese swimmer
- Yoshiro Okabe (岡部 芳郎, 1884–1945), Japanese engineer
- Yoshiro Okamoto (岡本 芳郎, born 1943), Japanese politician
- Yoshiro Okanoyama (岡ノ山 喜郎, born 1935), Japanese sumo wrestler
- Yoshiro Sonoda (園田 裕四郎, born 1932), Japanese long jumper
- Yoshiro Taniguchi (谷口 吉郎, 1904–1979), Japanese architect
- Yoshiro Yokomine (横峯 良郎, born 1960), Japanese politician
- Yoshirō (ヨシロウ), a member of the Japanese band Funkist