Yōzō

Yōzō, Yozo or Youzou is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Yōzō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 洋三, "ocean, 3"
• 洋蔵, "ocean, store up"
• 洋造, "ocean, create"
• 陽三, "sunshine, 3"
• 陽蔵, "sunshine, store up"
• 陽造, "sunshine, create"
• 容三, "contain, 3"
• 容蔵, "contain, store up"
• 容造, "contain, create"
• 葉三, "leaf, 3"
• 葉蔵, "leaf, store up"
• 曜三, "weekday,3"
• 曜蔵, "weekday, store up"
• 要三, "essential, 3"
• 用蔵, "utilize, store up"
• 蓉三, "lotus, 3"
• 蓉蔵, "lotus, store up"
• 庸三, "common, 3"

The name can also be written in hiragana ようぞう or katakana ヨウゾウ.

Notable people with the name

• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese mathematician
• , Japanese mayor
• , Japanese samurai of the late Edo period
• Yozo Yokota (横田 洋三, 1940–2019), Japanese lawyer