Yō, Yo, You or Yoh is a unisex (usually masculine) Japanese given name.
Written forms
Yō can be written using different
kanji characters. Some examples:
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洋, "ocean"
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羊, "sheep"
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瑶, "precious stone"
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陽, "sunshine"
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容, "contain"
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曜, "weekday"
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葉, "leaf"
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要, "essential"
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蓉, "lotus"
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庸, "common"
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楊, "willow"
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燿, "shine"
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窯, "kiln"
The name can also be written in hiragana よう or katakana ヨウ.
Notable people with the name
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born 1953, Japanese artist specializing in ceramics
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born 1976, Japanese singer
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1946–2003, Japanese voice actress
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born 1963, Japanese actor and voice actor
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born 1981, Japanese roboticist
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born 1973, Japanese actor
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born 1994, Japanese voice actress
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born 1946, Japanese screenwriter
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born 1974, Japanese actress
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1954–1991, Japanese voice actor
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born 1971, Japanese key animator, storyboard artist, and anime director
Fictional characters
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麻倉 葉, a character in the manga series Shaman King
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火野村 窯, a character in the manga series Crying Freeman
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真堂 揺, a character in the manga series My Hero Academia
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鷹見 羊, a character in the manga series Deadman Wonderland
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渡辺曜, a character in the media franchise Love Live! Sunshine!!
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春日部 耀, a character in the light novel, manga, and anime series Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?
See also
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Yo
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Crochet where "yoh", yarn over hook, is a common term.
