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Jirō Gender Male Word/name Japanese Meaning It can have many different meanings depending on the
kanji used. Related names
Taro
Saburo
Jirō or Jiro (じろう, ジロウ ) is a stand-alone
Japanese given name along with "
Tarō ", and a common name suffix for males.
Possible writings
Jirō can be written using different
kanji 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 or
katakana .
People
Jiro (musician) (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 (慈朗), Japanese manga artist
Jirō Asada (次郎, born 1951), Japanese novelist
Jiro Hiratsuka (平塚 次郎 , born 1979) , Japanese footballer
Jiro Hirokawa (廣川 二郎 ) , Japanese engineer
Jiro Horikoshi (二郎, 1903–1982), chief engineer behind many Japanese fighters of WWII
Jiro Hosotani (細谷 治朗 , born 1950) , Japanese weightlifter
Jiro Kamiharako (次郎, born 1966), Japanese ski jumper
Jiro Kikkawa (1929–2016), Japanese Australian ornithologist
Jiro Manio (born 1992), Filipino actor
Jiro Nakano (二郎, 1902–2000), Japanese composer
Jiro Ogawa (小川 次郎 , born 1939) , Japanese ice hockey player
Jiro Okabe (岡部 次郎 , 1864–1925) , Japanese politician
Jiro Ono (chef) (born 1925), chef and owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant
Jiro Ono (politician) (born 1953), Japanese politician of Your Party
Jiro Saito (voice actor) (斉藤 次郎 ) , Japanese voice actor
Jiro Saito (businessman) (斎藤 次郎 , born 1936) , Japanese businessman
Jiro Wang (born 1981), Taiwanese actor and singer
Characters
Other uses