Yō

Yō, Yo, You or Yoh is a unisex (usually masculine) Japanese given name.

Possible writings
Yō can be written using different kanji characters. Some examples:


 * 洋, "ocean"
 * 羊, "sheep"
 * 瑶, "precious stone"
 * 陽, "sunshine"
 * 容, "contain"
 * 曜, "weekday"
 * 葉, "leaf"
 * 要, "essential"
 * 蓉, "lotus"
 * 庸, "common"
 * 楊, "willow"
 * 燿, "shine"

The name can also be written in hiragana よう or katakana ヨウ.

Notable people with the name

 * Yo Akiyama (秋山 陽), Japanese artist specializing in ceramics
 * Yo Hitoto (一青 窈), Japanese singer
 * Yo Inoue (井上 瑤), Japanese voice actress
 * Yo Kitazawa (北沢 洋), Japanese actor and voice actor
 * Yo Kobayashi (小林 洋), Japanese roboticist
 * Yo Oizumi (大泉 洋), Japanese actor
 * Yo Taichi (大地 葉), Japanese voice actress
 * Yo Takeyama (竹山 洋), Japanese screenwriter
 * Yo Yoshida (吉田 羊), Japanese actress
 * Yo Yoshimura (吉村 傭), Japanese voice actor
 * Yo Yoshinari (吉成 曜), Japanese key animator, storyboard artist, and anime director

Fictional characters

 * Yoh Asakura (麻倉 葉), a character in the manga series Shaman King
 * Yo Shindo (真堂 揺), a character in the manga series My Hero Academia
 * Yoh Takami (鷹見 羊), a character in the manga series Deadman Wonderland