Yōichirō, Yoichiro, Youichirou or Yohichiroh is a masculine Japanese given name.

Yōichirō
Yoichiro Nambu (1921–2015), Japanese-American physicist
Pronunciationjoɯitɕiɾoɯ (IPA)
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spellingYoitiro (Kunrei-shiki)

Yoitiro (Nihon-shiki)

Yōichirō, Yoichiro, Youichirou (Hepburn)

Possible writings

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Yōichirō 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 "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, "曜" and so on).

  • 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"

Other combinations...

  • 陽市朗, "sunshine, city, clear"
  • 耀市郎, "shine, city, son"
  • 洋一朗, "ocean, one, clear"
  • 蓉一朗, "lotus, one, clear"

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

Notable people with the name

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  • Yoichiro Esaki (江崎 洋一郎) (born 1958), Japanese politician
  • Yoichiro Hirase (平瀬 與一郎) (1859–1925), Japanese malacologist
  • Yoichiro Kakitani (柿谷 曜一朗) (born 1990), Japanese footballer
  • Yoichiro Kawaguchi (河口 洋一郎) (born 1952), Japanese artist
  • Yoichiro Morikawa (森川 陽一郎) (born 1979), Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor
  • Yoichiro Murakami (村上 陽一郎) (born 1936), Japanese philosopher
  • Yoichiro Nambu (南部 陽一郎) (1921–2015), Japanese-born American physicist
  • Yoichiro Takahashi (高橋 陽一郎) (born 1963), Japanese film and television director
  • Yoichiro Suzuki (鈴木 洋一郎, born 1952), Japanese particle physicist
  • Yoichiro Yoshikawa (吉川 洋一郎, born 1957), Japanese composer, music arranger and film producer