Yūjirō

Yūjirō, Yujiro or Yuujirou is a masculine Japanese given name.

Yūjirō

Yujiro Ishihara (1934–1987), Japanese actor and singer
Pronunciation	jɯɯdʑiɾoɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yuziro (Kunrei-shiki) Yuziro (Nihon-shiki) Yūjirō, Yujiro, Yuujirou (Hepburn)

Possible writings

Yūjirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

• 勇二郎, "courage, 2, son"
• 勇次郎, "courage, next, son"
• 勇治郎, "courage, to manage, son"
• 雄二郎, "masculine, 2, son"
• 雄次郎, "masculine, next, son"
• 雄治郎, "masculine, to manage, son"
• 裕二郎, "abundant, 2, son"
• 裕次郎, "abundant, next, son"
• 佑二郎, "to help, 2, son"
• 佑次郎, "to help, next, son"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうじろう or katakana ユウジロウ.

Notable people with the name

• Yujiro Hayami (速水 佑次郎, 1932–2012), Japanese agricultural economist
• Yujiro Ishihara (石原 裕次郎, 1934–1987), Japanese actor and singer
• Yujiro Kawamata (川又 雄二郎, born 1952), Japanese mathematician
• Yujiro Kushida (櫛田 雄二郎, born 1983), Japanese professional wrestler
• Yūjirō Motora (元良 勇次郎, 1858-1912), Japanese psychologist
• Yūjirō Ryōgoku (両國 勇治郎, 1892–1960), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yujiro Shirakawa (白川 裕二郎, born 1976), Japanese actor and singer
• Yujiro Takahashi (高橋 裕二郎, born 1981), Japanese professional wrestler

Fictional characters

Yujiro Hanma (範馬 勇次郎) from manga and anime Baki the Grappler.