Yashiro

Yashiro is a Japanese surname and a masculine Japanese given name.

Yashiro

Misao Yashiro (1852–1891), Japanese educator, one of the founders of Meiji Law School (later Meiji University)
Pronunciation	jaɕiɾo, jaɕiɾoɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yasiro (Kunrei-shiki) Yasiro (Nihon-shiki) Yashiro (Hepburn)

Possible writings

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

• 社, "company"
• 矢士呂, "arrow, knight, backbone"
• 矢白, "arrow, white"

The name can also be written in hiragana やしろ or katakana ヤシロ.

Yashirō or Yashirou is a separate Japanese given name, though it may be romanized the same way Yashiro. Some examples:

• 矢四郎, "arrow, four, son"
• 弥四郎, "more and more, four, son"
• 野四郎, "field, four, son"
• 夜史郎, "night, history, son"
• 八史朗, "eight, history, clear"
• 耶司郎, "question mark, administer, son"

The name can also be written in hiragana やしろう or katakana ヤシロウ.

Notable people with the given name Yashiro

• Yashiro Ujii (雲林院 弥四郎, 1581–1669), Japanese samurai

Notable people with the surname Yashiro

• Aki Yashiro (八代 亜紀, born 1950), Japanese enka singer and painter
• Akio Yashiro (矢代 秋雄, 1929–1976), Japanese composer
• Kageyori Yashiro (屋代 景頼, 1563–1608), Japanese samurai
• Masamoto Yashiro (八城 政基, born 1929), Japanese businessman
• Minase Yashiro (八代 みなせ), Japanese gravure idol, actress, and TV personality
• Misao Yashiro (矢代 操, 1852–1891), Japanese educator, one of the founders of Meiji Law School (later Meiji University).
• Naomi Yashiro (矢代 直美, born 1977), Japanese former basketball player
• Satoshi Yashiro (born 1974), former Japanese football player
• Shun Yashiro (矢代 駿, 1933–2003), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Wataru Yashiro (八代 弥, born 1994), Japanese shogi player
• Rokuro Yashiro (八代 六郎, 1860–1930), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and Navy Minister
• Yukio Yashiro (矢代 幸雄, 1890–1975), Japanese academic and art historian

Fictional characters

• Yashiro (矢代), the main character in Twittering Birds Never Fly
• Yashiro Isana (伊佐那 社), the main character in K (TV series)
• Yashiro Gaku (八代 学), the main antagonist in Boku Dake ga Inai Machi
• Yashiro Nanakase (七枷 社), a character from The King Of Fighters
• Yashiro Nene (八尋 寧々), the protagonist of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun

See also

• Yashiro, Hyōgo
• Yashiro Station