Jiro (given name)
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is a stand-alone Japanese given name along with "Tarō
", and a common name suffix for males.
characters and can mean:
The name can also be written in hiragana
or katakana
.
Taro (given name)
Tarō is a stand-alone Japanese given name or a common name suffix for males .People named Tarō include:*Akebono Tarō , retired sumo wrestler from Hawaii*Asashio Tarō IV , retired sumo wrestler...
", and a common name suffix for males.
Possible writings
Jirō can be written using different kanjiKanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
characters and can mean:
- 次郎, "next, son"
- 次朗, "next, melodious"
- 二郎, "second, son"
- 二朗, "second, melodious"
- 治郎, "reign, son"
The name can also be written in hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
or katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
.
People
- Jiro (musician)Jiro (musician)Yoshihito "Jiro" Wayama is the bassist of popular Japanese rock band Glay. He is also the bassist in his sideband The Predators...
(born 1972), bassist of the Japanese rock band GLAY - Jiro AichiJiro Aichiis a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Sendai, Miyagi and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected for the first time in 2001.- External links :...
(治郎, born 1969), Japanese politician - Jirō AkagawaJiro Akagawais a Japanese novelist born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.- Biography :Best known for his humorous mysteries, Akagawa's first novel, Ghost Train, was published in 1976 and went on to win the annually granted All Yomimono New Mystery Writers' Prize by Bungeishunjū, a Japanese literary...
(次郎, born 1948), Japanese novelist - Jiro AkamaJiro Akamais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, he graduated from Rikkyo University and received his master's degree in economic sociology from the University of Manchester...
(二郎, born 1968), Japanese politician - Jiro AndoJiro Andois a Japanese manga artist notable as being the artist of the manga Shion no Ō.-External links:...
(慈朗), Japanese manga artist - Jirō Asada (次郎, born 1951), Japanese novelist
- Jiro Bevis (次郎), an English illustrator
- Jiro HorikoshiJiro Horikoshiwas the chief engineer behind many Japanese fighters of WWII. Most notable of such was the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter.He was born near the city of Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan....
(二郎, 1903–1982), chief engineer behind many Japanese fighters of WWII - Jiro KamiharakoJiro Kamiharakois a retired Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup his highest place was number 16 from December 1991 in Sapporo.He participated in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, where he finished 28th in the normal hill, 25th in the large hill and 4th in the team event.-External links:...
(次郎, born 1966), Japanese ski jumper - Jiro KikkawaJiro KikkawaProfessor Jiro Kikkawa AM is a Japanese and an Australian ornithologist. His early zoological studies were in Japan and at Oxford University in England...
(born 1929), Japanese Australian ornithologist - Jiro Komaki, a Japanese film director
- Jiro ManioJiro ManioJeriko Alumbres Manio is a Filipino actor at ABS-CBN. He started acting at a very young age and became the youngest multi-awarded actor of his generation....
(born 1992), Filipino actor - Jiro NakanoJiro Nakanowas a Japanese composer, conductor and arranger from Aichi Prefecture. He composed works for solo guitar, solo mandolin and Mandolin orchestra.-Mandolin orchestra:* Una Notte di Villaggio Pescatori* Capriccio sul canto d'Ainu...
(二郎, 1902–2000), Japanese composer - Jiro OnoJiro Onois a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors, formerly a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet...
(次郎, born 1953), Japanese politician - Jiro Vasey (治郎), Samurai
- Jiro WangJiro WangJiro Wang , nicknamed Da Dong meaning "Big East", was born on 24 August 1981. He is a Taiwanese actor and singer, who started his career as a model. He is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit.-Biography:...
(born 1981), Taiwanese actor and singer
Characters
- Jiro (Blue Dragon) (ジーロ), a character in the Blue Dragon video game
- Jiro (Kamen Rider) (次狼) or Garulu (ガルル), a supporting character in the Kamen Rider Kiva tokusatsu series
- Jiro (Kikaider) (ジロー), the main protagonist in the Android Kikaider tokusatsu series
- Jiro Ueda (次郎), the main character in Trick TV series
Other uses
- Jiro (ジロ), the famed SakhalinSakhalinSakhalin or Saghalien, is a large island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N.It is part of Russia, and is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast...
Husky of the 1958 Japanese Antarctica expedition, depicted in the 1958 Japanese film Nankyoku MonogatariNankyoku Monogatariis a 1983 Japanese film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and starring Ken Takakura. Its plot centers on the 1958 ill-fated Japanese scientific expedition to the South Pole, its dramatic rescue from the impossible weather conditions on the return journey, the relationship between the scientists and...