Yōhei
undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (ようへい)
Yōhei, Yohei, Youhei, Yohhei or Yoohei is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
Yōhei can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:
洋平, "ocean, flat/peace"
洋兵, "ocean, soldier"
瑶平, "precious stone, flat/peace"
陽平, "sunshine, flat/peace"
陽兵, "sunshine, soldier"
容平, "contain, flat/peace"
燿平, "shine, flat/peace"
燿兵, "shine, soldier"
葉平, "leaf, flat/peace"
庸平, "common, flat/peace"
The name can also be written in hiragana ようへい or katakana ヨウヘイ.
Notable people with the name
Yohei Azakami (阿座上 洋平; born 1991), Japanese voice actor
Yohei Fujita (藤田 洋平; born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler
Yohei Fukumoto (福元 洋平; born 1987), Japanese footballer
Yohei Hayashi (林 容平; born 1989), Japanese footballer
Yohei Iwasaki (岩崎 陽平; born 1987), Japanese footballer
Yohei Kajiyama (梶山 陽平; born 1985), Japanese footballer
Yoohei Kawakami (川上 洋平; born 1982), Japanese musician
Yohei Komatsu (小松 洋平; born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler
Yohei Kono (河野 洋平; born 1937), Japanese politician
Yohei Kotobeppu (琴別府 要平; born 1965), Japanese sumo wrestler
Yohei Kurakawa (藏川 洋平; born 1977), Japanese footballer
Yohei Matsumoto (松本 洋平; born 1973), Japanese politician
Yohei Naito (内藤 洋平; born 1988), Japanese footballer
Yohei Nakada (中田 洋平; born 1983), Japanese footballer
Yohei Nishibe (西部 洋平; born 1980), Japanese footballer
Yohei Onishi (大西 容平; born 1982), Japanese footballer
Yohei Oshima (大島 洋平; born 1985), Japanese baseball player
Yohei Otake (大竹 洋平; born 1989), Japanese footballer
Yohei Sakai (坂井 洋平; born 1986), Japanese footballer
Yohei Sasakawa (笹川 陽平; born 1939), Japanese activist
Yohei Sato (佐藤 洋平; born 1972), Japanese footballer
Yohei Takai (高井 洋平; born 1982), Japanese judoka
Yohei Takasu (高須 洋平; born 1981), Japanese footballer
Yohei Takeda (武田 洋平; born 1987), Japanese footballer
Yohei Taniike (谷池 洋平; born 1977), Japanese footballer
Yohei Toyoda (豊田 陽平; born 1985), Japanese footballer
Fictional characters
Yohei Sunohara (春原 陽平), character in the visual novel Clannad
Yohei Hama (浜 洋平 Hama Yōhei) - Blue Turbo (ブルーターボ Burū Tābo), character in Kousoku Sentai Turboranger
Yohei Yamada (山田 ヨウヘイ), character from the anime and manga Chi's Sweet Home.
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