Yasujirō

Yasujirō, Yasujiro or Yasujirou is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings
Yasujirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

The characters used for "jiro" (二郎 or 次郎) literally means "second son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the second child. The "yasu" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("康" for healthy, "靖" for peaceful, "安" and so on).


 * 康二郎, "healthy, second son"
 * 靖次郎, "peaceful, second son"
 * 安二郎, "tranquil, second son"
 * 保次郎, "preserve, second son"
 * 泰二郎, "peaceful, second son"

Other combinations...


 * 康治郎, "healthy, to manage/cure, son"
 * 康次朗, "healthy, next, clear"
 * 靖治郎, "peaceful, to manage/cure, son"
 * 安次朗, "tranquil, next, clear"
 * 保次朗, "preserve, next, clear"

The name can also be written in hiragana やすじろう or katakana ヤスジロウ.

Notable people with the name

 * Yasujirō Nagata (永田 泰次郎), Japanese vice admiral
 * Yasujiro Niwa (丹羽 保次郎), Japanese scientist
 * Yasujiro Ozu (小津 安二郎), Japanese film director
 * Yasujirō Shimazu (島津 保次郎), Japanese film director
 * Yasujiro Tsutsumi (堤 康次郎), Japanese politician