title: Yoshirō
text: # Yoshirō
  
  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
  