Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...
along with " Tarō", and a common name suffix for males.
Possible writings
Jirō can be written using different
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...
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
is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...
or
katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived f ...
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People
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Jiro (musician)
, better known by his stage name JIRO, is a Japanese musician best known as the bassist of the rock band Glay. He is also the bassist in the sideband The Predators.
Biography History
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(born 1972), bassist of the Japanese rock band GLAY
* Jiro Aichi (治郎, born 1969), Japanese politician
* Jirō Akagawa (次郎, born 1948), Japanese novelist
* Jiro Akama (二郎, born 1968), Japanese politician
*
Jiro Ando
is a Japanese manga artist notable as being the artist of the manga '' Shion no Ō''.
He also created the manga version of ''Bushido Sixteen''.Jirō Asada (次郎, born 1951), Japanese novelist
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese engineer
* Jiro Horikoshi (二郎, 1903–1982), chief engineer behind many Japanese fighters of WWII
* , Japanese weightlifter
* Jiro Kamiharako (次郎, born 1966), Japanese ski jumper
* Jiro Kikkawa (1929–2016), Japanese Australian ornithologist
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Jiro Manio
Jiro Manio (born , 9 May 1992) is a Filipino actor who started acting at the age of seven in the film ''Pamana'' in 1999.
Early life and education
Manio was born to a Filipina mother Joylene Santos (died August 8, 2006) and Japanese father . ...
(born 1992), Filipino actor
* Jiro Nakano (二郎, 1902–2000), Japanese composer
* , Japanese ice hockey player
* , Japanese politician
* Jiro Ono (chef) (born 1925), chef and owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant
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Jiro Ono (politician)
is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors, formerly a member of the House of Representatives of Japan, House of Representatives in t ...
(born 1953), Japanese politician of Your Party
* , Japanese voice actor
* , Japanese businessman
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Jiro Wang
Jiro Wang (; born 24 August 1981) is a Taiwanese singer and actor, who started his career as a model. Wang is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit.
Life
Jiro Wang was born August 24, 1981, in Taiwan. He graduated ...
(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 Mochizuki, main protagonist in ''
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Trick
Trick(s) may refer to:
People
* Trick McSorley (1852–1936), American professional baseball player
* Armon Trick (born 1978), retired German international rugby union player
* David Trick (born 1955), former Ontario civil servant and univers ...
Husky of the 1958 Japanese Antarctica expedition, depicted in the 1983 Japanese film
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Erlang Shen
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