Yuzuru
Appearance
Pronunciation | jɯdzɯɾɯ (IPA) |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Yuzuru is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
[edit]Yuzuru can be written using different kanji characters. Here are some examples:
- 譲, "transfer"
- 巽, "to obey" or "southeast" (from I Ching)
- 遜, "modest"
- 結弦, "tie the bowstring"[1]
The name can be written in hiragana as ゆずる or ゆづる. In katakana, it is either ユズル or ユヅル.
Notable people with the name
[edit]- Yuzuru Fujimoto (藤本 譲, 1935–2019), Japanese voice actor
- Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生 結弦, hiragana: はにゅう ゆづる; born 1994), Japanese figure skater
- Yuzuru Hanyuda (羽入田 譲, born 1976), Japanese skeleton racer
- Yuzuru Hiraga (平賀 譲, 1878–1943), Japanese naval officer
- Yuzuru Inoue (井上 謙, born 1963), Japanese volleyball player
- Yuzuru Ito, Japanese founder of Achieving Competitive Excellence
- Yuzuru Kojima (born 1938), Canadian judoka
- Yuzuru Nozu (野津 謙, 1899–1983), Japanese footballer
- Yuzuru Shimada (島田 譲, born 1990), Japanese footballer
- Yuzuru Tachikawa (立川 譲, born 1981), Japanese director
- Yuzuru Yoshimura (吉村 弦, born 1996), Japanese footballer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Yuzuru Kouenji (高円寺 譲), a character in the tokusatsu series B-Robo Kabutack
See also
[edit]- Yūzuru (夕鶴) meaning "evening crane" is a popular Japanese opera.
References
[edit]- ^ 第81回 ピシッと結びたい [No. 81: I want to tie it tightly]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo. December 17, 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022.