Yōji

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Yōji


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caption= Yoji Shinkawa, a illustrator
pronunciation=
gender = Male
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region =
origin = Japanese
related names = Yōichi
footnotes = nihongo|Yōji or Yoji|ようじ, ヨウジ is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yōji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*洋二, "ocean, second"
*洋次, "ocean, next"
*洋司, "ocean, rule"
*洋治, "ocean, govern"
*陽二, "sunshine, second"
*陽次, "sunshine, next"
*陽司, "sunshine, rule"
*陽治, "sunshine, govern"The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Yōji
*Yoji Akao (洋二), a Japanese planning specialist
*Yoji Anjo (洋二), a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
*Yoji Biomehanika, a Japanese trance/hard trance DJ
*Yōji Enokido (洋司), a Japanese screenwriter
*Yoji Harada (洋二郎), a Japanese tattoo artist
*Yoji Kondo, an astrophysicist
*Yoji Muto (容治), a Japanese politician
*Yoji Shinkawa (洋司), a Japanese illustrator and conceptual artist
*Yoji Totsuka (洋二), a Japanese physicist
*Yōji Ueda (燿司), a Japanese voice actor
*Yoji Yamada (洋次), a Japanese film director

Fictional characters

;with the given name Yōji
*Yoji Kudou (耀爾), a character in the anime series "Weiß Kreuz"
*Yoji Kuramoto (洋二), a character in the novel, film, and manga "Battle Royale"