Yūtarō

Yūtarō

Yutaro Oda, Japanese footballer
Pronunciation	jɯɯtaɾoɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yutaro (Kunrei-shiki) Yutaro (Nihon-shiki) Yūtarō, Yutaro, Yuutarou (Hepburn)

Yūtarō is a common Japanese given name for males.

Written forms

Yūtarō 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 "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 ゆうたろう or katakana ユウタロウ.

Notable people with the name

• Yutaro Abe (阿部 祐大朗, born 1984), Japanese footballer for Gainare Tottori
• Yutaro Chinen (知念 雄太朗, born 1993), Japanese football player
• Yutaro Hara (原 裕太郎, born 1990), Japanese footballer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima
• Yutaro Hakamata (袴田 裕太郎, born 1996), Japanese professional footballer
• Yutaro Itayama (板山 祐太郎, born 1994), Japanese baseball player
• Yutaro Masuda (桝田 雄太郎, born 1985), Japanese football player
• Yutaro Miura (三浦 祐太朗, born 1984), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Yutaro Oda (小田 裕太郎, born 2001), Japanese footballer
• Yutaro Ohsaki (大﨑 雄太朗, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
• Yutaro Shin (新 裕太朗, born 1990), Japanese football player
• Yutaro Sugimoto (杉本 裕太郎, born 1991), Japanese baseball player
• Yutaro Yanagi (柳 雄太郎, born 1995), Japanese football player
• Yutaro Yoshino (吉野 裕太郎, born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Yutaro Watanabe (渡邉 勇太朗, born 2000), Japanese baseball player
• Yutaro Takahashi (高橋 祐太郎, born 1987), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Yutaro Tsukayama (塚山 由太郎), a character in Rurouni Kenshin manga and anime.
• Yutaro Kindaichi (金田一 勇太郎), a character in Haikyu!! with the position of middle blocker from Aoba Johsai High