Yōjirō

Yōjirō

Yojiro Ishizaka (1900–1986), Japanese novelist
Pronunciation	joɯdʑiɾoɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yoziro (Kunrei-shiki) Yoziro (Nihon-shiki) Yōjirō, Yojiro, Youjirou (Hepburn)

Yōjirō, Yojiro or Youjirou is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

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

The characters used for "jiro" (二郎 or 次郎) literally means "second son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the second child. The "yo" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("洋" for ocean, "陽" for sunshine, "楊" and so on).

• 洋二郎, "ocean, second son"
• 洋次郎, "ocean, second son"
• 陽二郎, "sunshine, second son"
• 陽次郎, "sunshine, second son"
• 楊二郎, "willow, second son"
• 楊次郎, "willow, second son"
• 庸二郎, "common, second son"
• 庸次郎, "common, second son"

Other combinations...

• 洋治郎, "ocean, to manage/cure, son"
• 洋次朗, "ocean, next, clear"
• 陽治郎, "sunshine, to manage/cure, son"
• 陽次朗, "sunshine, next, clear"
• 曜次朗, "weekday, next, clear"

The name can also be written in hiragana ようじろう or katakana ヨウジロウ.

Notable people with the name

• Yojiro Ishizaka (石坂 洋次郎, 1900–1986), influential and popular novelist of post-World War II Japan
• Yojiro Kimura (木村 陽二郎, 1912–2006), Japanese botanist
• Yojiro Noda (野田 洋次郎, born 1985), Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer and actor
• Yojiro Takahagi (髙萩 洋次郎, born 1986), Japanese football player currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima
• Yojiro Takita (滝田 洋二郎, born 1955), Academy Award-winning Japanese filmmaker
• Yojiro Terada (寺田 陽次郎, born 1947), Japanese racing driver from Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture
• Yojiro Uetake (上武 洋次郎, born 1943), Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling