Yōsuke Explained

Yōsuke
Pronunciation:	joɯsɯke (IPA)
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese
Alternative Spelling:	Yosuke (Kunrei-shiki)Yosuke (Nihon-shiki)Yōsuke, Yosuke, Yousuke (Hepburn)Yoske

Yōsuke, Yosuke, Yousuke or Yohsuke is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 洋介, "ocean, mediate"
• 洋助, "ocean, to help"
• 洋輔, "ocean, to help"
• 洋祐, "ocean, to help"
• 洋右, "ocean, right"
• 陽介, "sunshine, mediate"
• 陽助, "sunshine, to help"
• 陽輔, "sunshine, to help"
• 陽佑, "sunshine, to help"
• 葉介, "leaf, mediate"
• 庸介, "common, mediate"
• 容介, "contain, mediate"
• 容助, "contain, to help"
• 曜介, "weekday, mediate"
• 曜助, "weekday, to help"

The name can also be written in hiragana ようすけ or katakana ヨウスケ.

Notable people with the name

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Fictional characters

• Yosuke Hanamura (花村 陽介), character in the video game Persona 4
• Yosuke Koiwai (小岩井 葉介), character in the manga Yotsuba&!
• Yosuke Miyadai (宮台 陽介), character in the film
• Yosuke Fuuma (風摩 ようすけ), character in the anime and manga Wedding Peach