Yoshitarō Explained

Yoshitarō
Pronunciation:	joɕitaɾoɯ (IPA)
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese
Alternative Spelling:	Yositaro (Kunrei-shiki)Yositaro (Nihon-shiki)Yoshitarō, Yoshitaro, Yoshitarou (Hepburn)

Yoshitarō, Yoshitaro or Yoshitarou is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

The characters used for "taro" (太郎) literally means "thick (big) son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the first son. The "yoshi" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("吉" for good luck, "義" for justice, "良" and so on).

• 義太郎, "justice, big son"
• 吉太郎, "good luck, big son"
• 良太郎, "good, big son"
• 芳太郎, "fragrant/virtuous, big son"

Other combinations...

• 義太朗, "justice, thick, bright"
• 義多朗, "justice, many, bright"
• 義汰朗, "justice, excessive, bright"
• 良太朗, "good, thick, bright"
• 良多朗, "good, many, bright"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしたろう or katakana ヨシタロウ.

Notable people with the name

• , Japanese boxer
• , Japanese yakuza boss
• , Japanese film director, producer and screenwriter