Yōichi
undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (よういち)
Yōichi, Yoichi, Youichi or Yohichi is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
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.
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