Yōhei Explained

Yōhei
Pronunciation:	joɯhei (IPA)
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese
Alternative Spelling:	Yohei (Kunrei-shiki)Yohei (Nihon-shiki)Yōhei, Yohei, Youhei (Hepburn)

Yōhei, Yohei, Youhei or Yohhei is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 洋平, "ocean, flat/peace"
• 洋兵, "ocean, soldier"
• 瑶平, "precious stone, flat/peace"
• 陽平, "sunshine, flat/peace"
• 陽兵, "sunshine, soldier"
• 容平, "contain, flat/peace"
• 燿平, "shine, flat/peace"
• 燿兵, "shine, soldier"
• 葉平, "leaf, flat/peace"
• 庸平, "common, flat/peace"

The name can also be written in hiragana ようへい or katakana ヨウヘイ.

Notable people with the name

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Fictional characters

• Yohei Sunohara (春原 陽平), character in the visual novel Clannad
• Yohei Hama (浜 洋平 Hama Yōhei) - Blue Turbo (ブルーターボ Burū Tābo), character in Kousoku Sentai Turboranger
• Yohei Yamada (山田 ヨウヘイ), character from the anime and manga Chi's Sweet Home. Yohei is a little boy who finds Chi when she gets lost. He is cheerful, kind, obedient, and fond of toy trains.