Yūichirō

Yūichirō

Yuichiro Hata (1967–2020), Japanese politician
Pronunciation	jɯɯitɕiɾoɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yuitiro (Kunrei-shiki) Yuitiro (Nihon-shiki) Yūichirō, Yuichiro, Yuuichirou (Hepburn)

Yūichirō, Yuichiro, Yuuichirou or Yuuichiroh is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yūichirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

The characters used for "ichiro" (一郎) literally means "first son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the oldest son. The "yu" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("勇" for courage, "優" for kindness, "悠" and so on).

• 勇一郎, "courage, first son"
• 雄一郎, "masculine, first son"
• 優一郎, "kindness, first son"
• 裕一郎, "abundant, first son"
• 佑一郎, "to help, first son"

Other combinations...

• 勇市郎, "courage, city, son"
• 雄市郎, "masculine, city, son"
• 裕市郎, "abundant, city, son"
• 佑市郎, "to help, city, son"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆういちろう or katakana ユウイチロウ.

Notable people with the name

• Yuichiro Ando (born 1959), Japanese-American painter
• Yuichiro Hata (羽田 雄一郎, 1967–2020), Japanese politician
• Yuichiro Hayashi (林 祐一郎), Japanese director
• Yuichiro Ito (伊藤 祐一郎, born 1947), Japanese politician
• Yuichiro Komiya (小宮 雄一郎, born 1992), Japanese volleyball player
• Yuichiro Miura (三浦 雄一郎, born 1932), Japanese mountain climber
• Yuichiro Nagai (永井 雄一郎, born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Yuichiro Nagashima (長島 雄一郎, born 1984), Japanese kickboxer
• Yuichiro Okano (岡野 祐一郎, born 1994), Japanese baseball player
• Yuichiro Tamaki (玉木 雄一郎), Japanese politician
• Yuichiro Tochiozan (栃煌山 雄一郎, born 1987), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yuichiro Ueno (上野 裕一郎, born 1985), Japanese long-distance runner
• Yuichiro Uozumi (魚住 裕一郎, born 1952), Japanese politician

Fictional characters with the name

• Yūichirō Hyakuya (百夜 優一郎, Birth name: Yūichirō Amane), main character of the manga Seraph of the End
• Yuichiro Tokito, a character in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba