Yōichi

Yoichi Takahashi, Japanese manga artist
Pronunciation	joɯitɕi ( IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yoiti ( Kunrei-shiki) Yoiti ( Nihon-shiki) Yōichi, Yoichi, Youichi ( Hepburn)

Yōichi, Yoichi, Youichi or Yohichi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yōichi can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

• 洋一, "ocean, one"
• 陽一, "sunshine, one"
• 庸一, "common, one"
• 楊一, "willow, one"
• 耀一, "shine, one"
• 陽市, "sunshine, city"
• 耀市, "shine, city"
• 蓉一, "lotus, one"

The name can also be written in hiragana よういち or katakana ヨウイチ.

Notable people with the name

• Yoichi Akiba (秋葉 陽一, born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Yoichi Amano (天野 洋一, born 1981), Japanese manga artist
• Yoichi Asano (浅野 洋一), Japanese photographer
• Yoichi Doi (土肥 洋一, born 1973), Japanese footballer
• Yoichi Erikawa (襟川 陽一), Japanese video game producer
• Yoichi Futori (太 洋一, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yoichi Higashi (東 陽一, born 1934), Japanese film director
• Yoichi Iha (伊波 洋一, born 1952), Japanese politician
• Yoichi Imamura (今村 陽一, born 1976), Japanese drifting driver
• Yoichi Kajiyama (梶山 洋一, born 1971), Japanese footballer
• Yoichi Kamimaru (神丸 洋一, born 1984), Japanese footballer
• Yoichi Kato (加藤 陽一, born 1976), Japanese volleyball player
• Yōichi Kobiyama (小檜山 洋一, born 1959), Japanese voice actor
• Yoichi Kotabe (小田部 羊一, born 1936), Japanese manga artist and animator
• Yoichi Komori (小森 陽一, born 1953), Japanese academic
• Yoichi Kuroda (黒田 洋一), Japanese environmentalist
• Yoichi Masukawa (増川 洋一, born 1978), Japanese voice actor
• Yoichi Masuzoe (舛添 要一, born 1948), Japanese politician
• Yoichi Midorikawa (緑川 洋一, 1915–2001), Japanese photographer
• Yoichi Miyaoka (宮岡 洋一), Japanese mathematician
• Yoichi Miyazawa (宮沢 洋一, born 1950), Japanese politician
• Yoichi Mori (森 陽一, born 1980), Japanese footballer
• Yoichi Numata (沼田 曜一, 1924–2006), Japanese actor
• Yoichi Okamoto (1915–1985), American photographer
• Yoichi Sai (崔 洋一, born 1949), Japanese film director
• Yoichi Takabayashi (高林 陽一, 1931–2012), Japanese film director
• Yoichi Takahashi (高橋 陽一, born 1960), Japanese manga artist
• Yoichi Ueno (上野 陽一, 1883–1957), Japanese business theorist
• Yoichi Ui (宇井 陽一, born 1972), Japanese motorcycle racer
• Yoichi Wada (和田 洋一, born 1959), Japanese chief executive
• Yoichi Hiruma (蛭魔 妖一), fictional American footballer, Main character of Eyeshield 21.
• Yoichi Isagi (潔 世一), fictional footballer, protagonist of Blue Lock.

See also

• 5176 Yoichi, a main-belt asteroid

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