Yōichirō
Yōichirō, Yoichiro, Youichirou or Yohichiroh is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
Yōichirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:The characters used for "ichiro" literally means "first son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the oldest son. The "yo" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name.
- 洋一郎, "ocean, first son"
- 陽一郎, "sunshine, first son"
- 庸一郎, "common, first son"
- 楊一郎, "willow, first son"
- 耀一郎, "shine, first son"
- 陽市朗, "sunshine, city, clear"
- 耀市郎, "shine, city, son"
- 洋一朗, "ocean, one, clear"
- 蓉一朗, "lotus, one, clear"
Notable people with the name
- Yoichiro Esaki, Japanese politician
- Yoichiro Hirase, Japanese malacologist
- Yoichiro Kakitani, Japanese footballer
- Yoichiro Kawaguchi, Japanese artist
- Yoichiro Morikawa, Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor
- Yoichiro Murakami, Japanese philosopher
- Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-born American physicist
- Yoichiro Takahashi, Japanese film and television director
- Yoichiro Suzuki, Japanese particle physicist
- Yoichiro Yoshikawa, Japanese composer, music arranger and film producer