Yūzō

Yūzō, Yuzo or Yuuzou is a masculine Japanese given name.

Yūzō

Yuzo Koshiro, Japanese musician and video game composer
Pronunciation	jɯɯdzoɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yuzo (Kunrei-shiki) Yuzo (Nihon-shiki) Yūzō, Yuzo, Yuuzou (Hepburn)

Possible writings

Yūzō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 勇三, "courage, 3"
• 悠三, "calm, 3"
• 雄三, "male, 3"
• 優三, "gentleness, 3"
• 祐三, "to help, 3"
• 佑三, "to help, 3"
• 勇蔵, "courage, store up"
• 悠蔵, "calm, store up"
• 雄蔵, "male, store up"
• 裕蔵, "rich, store up"
• 優蔵, "gentleness, store up"
• 祐蔵, "to help, store up"
• 佑蔵, "to help, store up"
• 勇造, "courage, create"
• 悠造, "calm, create"
• 雄造, "male, create"
• 優造, "gentleness, create"
• 祐造, "to help, create"
• 佑造, "to help, create"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうぞう or katakana ユウゾウ.

Notable people with the name

• Yuzo Aoki (青木悠三, born 1952), Japanese key animator, character designer, and director on Lupin the 3rd Part III
• Yuzo Funakoshi (船越 優蔵, born 1977), Japanese footballer
• Yuzo Hayashi (林 有造, 1842–1921), Japanese politician
• Yuzo Iwakami (岩上 祐三, born 1989), Japanese footballer
• Yuzo Kanemaru (金丸 祐三, born 1987), Japanese sprinter
• Yuzo Kawashima (川島 雄三, 1918–1963), Japanese film director
• Yuzo Kayama (加山 雄三, born 1937), Japanese singer and actor
• Yuzo Kobayashi (小林 祐三, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Yuzo Koshiro (古代 祐三, born 1967), Japanese musician and video game composer
• Yuzo Kurihara (栗原 勇蔵, born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Yuzo Matsuyama (松山 祐三, 1889–1947), Japanese general
• Yuzo Minami (南 祐三, born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Yuzo Nakamura (中村 祐造, 1942–2010), Japanese volleyball player
• Yuzo Ota (太田 雄蔵, 1807–1856), Japanese Go player
• Yuzo Saeki (佐伯 祐三, 1898–1928), Japanese painter
• Yuzo Takada (高田 裕三, born 1963), Japanese manga artist
• Yuzo Takamido (高御堂 雄三, born 1988), Japanese speed skater
• Yuzo Tamura (田村 雄三, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yuzo Tashiro (田代 有三, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yuzo Toyama (外山 雄三, born 1931), Japanese composer and conductor
• Yuzo Wada (和田 雄三, born 1980), Japanese footballer
• Yuzo Yamamoto (山本 有三, 1887–1974), Japanese writer and playwright

Fictional characters

• Yuzo Kashima (鹿島 雄三), a character from A3!