Yoshirō

Yoshiro Mori, Japanese politician
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosiro (Kunrei-shiki) Yosiro (Nihon-shiki) Yoshirō, Yoshiro, Yoshirou (Hepburn)

Yoshirō, Yoshiro or Yoshirou is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 義郎, "justice, son"
• 義朗, "justice, clear"
• 吉郎, "good luck, son"
• 吉朗, "good luck, clear"
• 善郎, "virtuous, son"
• 善朗, "virtuous, clear"
• 芳郎, "fragrant/virtuous, son"
• 芳朗, "fragrant/virtuous, clear"
• 好郎, "good/like something, son"
• 喜郎, "rejoice, son"
• 喜朗, "rejoice, clear"
• 慶郎, "congratulate, son"
• 嘉郎, "excellent, son"
• 嘉朗, "excellent, clear"
• 与志郎, "give, determination, son"
• 与四郎, "give, 4, son"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしろう or katakana ヨシロウ.

Notable people with the name

• Yoshiro Abe (阿部 吉朗, born 1980), Japanese footballer
• Yoshiro Asakuma (朝隈 善郎, 1914–2008), Japanese high jumper
• Yoshiro Hayashi (golfer) (林 由郎, 1922–2012), Japanese golfer
• Yoshiro Hayashi (politician) (林 義郎, 1927–2017), Japanese politician
• Yoshiro Irino (入野 義朗, 1921–1980), Japanese composer
• Yoshiro Kataoka (片岡 義朗, born 1945), Japanese anime producer
• Yoshiro Maeda (前田 吉朗, born 1981), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Yoshiro Mori (森 喜朗, born 1937), Japanese politician
• Yoshiro Moriyama (森山 佳郎, born 1967), Japanese footballer
• Yoshiro Muraki (村木 与四郎, 1924–2009), Japanese costume designer and art director
• Yoshiro Nagayo (長与 善郎, 1888–1961), Japanese playwright and writer
• Yoshiro Nakamatsu (中松 義郎, born 1928), Japanese inventor
• Yoshiro Nakamura (中村 祥朗, born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Yoshiro Noda (野田 芳郎, born 1936), Japanese swimmer
• Yoshiro Okabe (岡部 芳郎, 1884–1945), Japanese engineer
• Yoshiro Okamoto (岡本 芳郎, born 1943), Japanese politician
• Yoshiro Okanoyama (岡ノ山 喜郎, born 1935), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yoshiro Sonoda (園田 裕四郎, born 1932), Japanese long jumper
• Yoshiro Taniguchi (谷口 吉郎, 1904–1979), Japanese architect
• Yoshiro Yokomine (横峯 良郎, born 1960), Japanese politician
• Yoshirō (ヨシロウ), a member of the Japanese band Funkist