Yōjirō


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" 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