Yōsuke

Yōsuke
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Yōsuke, Yosuke or Yousuke (written: 陽介, 陽輔, 陽佑, 洋介, 洋輔, 洋祐, 洋右, 羊介, 葉介 or 庸介) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Yōsuke Akimoto (秋元 羊介) (born 1944), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Yosuke Arimitsu (有光 洋右) (born 1943), Japanese diver
• Yōsuke Eguchi (江口 洋介) (born 1967), Japanese poet, actor and singer
• Yōsuke Fujigaya (藤ヶ谷 陽介) (born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Haga (芳賀　陽介) (born 1986), Japanese ice hockey player
• Yosuke Ikegaya (池谷 陽輔) (born 1979), Japanese rugby union player
• Yōsuke Ikehata (池端 陽介) (born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Ishibitsu (石櫃 洋祐) (born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Isozaki (礒崎 陽輔) (born 1957), Japanese politician
• Yousuke Itou (伊藤 陽佑) (born 1984), Japanese actor and singer
• Yōsuke Kashiwagi (柏木 陽介) (born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Kataoka (片岡 洋介) (born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yosuke Kawai (河井 陽介) (born 1989), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Kawasaki (川崎 洋介) (born 1977), American classical violinist
• Yōsuke Kobayashi (小林 陽介) (born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Kon (今 洋祐) (born 1978), Japanese ice hockey player
• Yōsuke Kondō (近藤 洋介) (born 1965), Japanese politician
• Yōsuke Kubozuka (窪塚 洋介) (born 1979), Japanese actor
• Yōsuke Kuroda (黒田 洋介) (born 1968), Japanese anime screenwriter
• Yōsuke Matsuoka (松岡 洋右) (1880–1946), Japanese diplomat and politician
• Yōsuke Mikami (三上 陽輔) (born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Miyaji (宮路 洋輔) (born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Mori (森 洋介) (born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Yousuke Nakanishi (中西 洋介) (born 1979), Japanese badminton player
• Yōsuke Nakata (中田 洋介) (born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Nishi (西 洋祐) (born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Nishijima (西島 洋介) (born 1973), Japanese boxer
• Yōsuke Nozaki (野崎 陽介) (born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Nozawa (野澤 洋輔) (born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Saitō (footballer) (斎藤 陽介) (born 1988), Japanese footballer
• Yosuke Sakamoto (坂元 要介) (born 1974), Japanese footballer
• Yōsuke Shinoda (篠田 陽介) (born 1973), Japanese politician
• Yōsuke Takagi (高木 陽介) (born 1959), Japanese politician
• Yōsuke Takahashi (高橋 葉介) (born 1956), Japanese manga artist
• Yōsuke Takasu (高須 洋介) (born 1976), Japanese baseball player
• Yōsuke Takeuchi (竹内 洋輔) (born 1979), Japanese figure skater
• Yōsuke Tsuruho (鶴保 庸介) (born 1967), Japanese politician
• Yōsuke Yamahata (山端 庸介) (1917–1966), Japanese photographer
• Yōsuke Yamamoto (judoka) (山本 洋祐) (born 1960), Japanese judoka
• Yōsuke Yamashita (山下 洋輔) (born 1942), Japanese jazz pianist

Fictional characters:

• Yosuke Hanamura (花村 陽介), character in the video game Persona 4
• Yousuke Fuuma, character in the anime and manga Wedding Peach