Yūtarō is a common
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...
for males.
Written forms
Yūtarō can be written using different combinations of
kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...
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 "yu" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("勇" for bravery, "優" for kindness, "悠" and so on).
*勇太郎, "bravery, big son"
*友太郎, "friend, big son"
*優太郎, "kindness, big son"
*雄太郎, "male, big son"
*悠太郎, "calm, big son"
*裕太郎, "abundant, big son"
Other combinations...
*勇太朗, "bravery, thick, bright"
*勇多朗, "bravery, many, bright"
*勇汰朗, "bravery, excessive, bright"
*雄太朗, "male, thick, bright"
*悠太朗, "calm, thick, bright"
The name can also be written in
hiragana
is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...
ゆうたろう or
katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji).
The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...
ユウタロウ.
Notable people with the name
*, Japanese footballer for Gainare Tottori
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*, Japanese footballer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese singer-songwriter
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*, Japanese football player
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*, Japanese football player
*, Japanese baseball player
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Fictional characters
*, a character in
Rurouni Kenshin
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manga and anime.
*, a character in
Haikyu!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 volumes. The story f ...
with the position of middle blocker from Aoba Johsai High
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Japanese masculine given names
Masculine given names