Yatarō

Yatarō

Yataro Iwasaki (1835–1885), Japanese businessman, founder of Mitsubishi financial combine
Pronunciation	jataɾoɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yataro (Kunrei-shiki) Yataro (Nihon-shiki) Yatarō, Yataro, Yatarou (Hepburn)

Yatarō, Yataro or Yatarou is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

The characters used for "taro" (太郎) literally means "thick (big) son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the first son. The "ya" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("矢" for arrow, "野" for field, "弥" and so on).

• 矢太郎, "arrow, big son"
• 野太郎, "field, big son"
• 弥太郎, "more and more, big son"
• 彌太郎, "more and more, big son"
• 八太郎, "eight, big son"
• 夜太郎, "night, big son"

Other combinations...

• 矢太朗, "arrow, thick, bright"
• 矢多朗, "arrow, many, bright"
• 勇汰朗, "bravery, excessive, bright"
• 野太朗, "field, thick, bright"
• 弥太朗, more and more, thick, bright"

The name can also be written in hiragana やたろう or katakana ヤタロウ.

Notable people with the given name Yatarō

• Yataro Iwasaki (岩崎 弥太郎, 1835–1885), Japanese businessman
• Yataro Kojima (小島 弥太郎, 1522–1582), Japanese samurai
• Yataro Kurokawa (黒川 弥太郎, 1910–1984), Japanese actor
• Yataro Mishima (三島 彌太郎, 1867–1919), Japanese businessman and banker
• Yataro Tsuda (津田 弥太郎, born 1952), Japanese politician