Yōhei

Yōhei

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

Yōhei, Yohei, Youhei or Yohhei (written: 洋平, 陽平, 容平, 曜平 or 要平) is a masculine Japanese given name. Yohey is an uncommon anglicized version. Notable people with the name include:

• Yohei Fujita (藤田 洋平, born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler
• Yohei Fukumoto (福元 洋平, born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Hayashi (林 容平, born 1989), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Iwasaki (岩崎 陽平, born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Yōhei Kajiyama (梶山 陽平, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Komatsu (小松 洋平, born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler
• Yōhei Kōno (河野 洋平, born 1937), Japanese politician
• Kotobeppu Yōhei (琴別府 要平, born 1965), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yohei Kurakawa (藏川 洋平, born 1977), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Matsumoto (松本 洋平, born 1973), Japanese politician
• Yohei Naito (内藤 洋平, born 1988), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Nakada (中田 洋平, born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Nishibe (西部 洋平, born 1980), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Onishi (大西 容平, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Oshima (大島 洋平, born 1985), Japanese baseball player
• Yohei Otake (大竹 洋平, born 1989), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Sakai (坂井 洋平, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Yōhei Sasakawa (笹川 陽平, born 1939), Japanese activist
• Yohei Sato (佐藤 洋平, born 1972), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Takai (高井 洋平, born 1982), Japanese judoka
• Yohei Takasu (高須 洋平, born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Takayama (高山 洋平, born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Takeda (武田 洋平, born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Taniike (谷池 洋平, born 1977), Japanese footballer
• Yohei Toyoda (豊田 陽平, born 1985), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Youhei Sunohara (春原 陽平), character in the visual novel Clannad
• Yohei Hama (浜 洋平 Hama Yōhei)/Blue Turbo (ブルーターボ Burū Tābo), character in Kousoku Sentai Turboranger
• Chi's Sweet Home|山田 ヨウヘイ}}, character from the anime and manga Chi's Sweet Home. Yohei is a little boy who finds Chi when she gets lost. He is cheerful, kind, obedient, and fond of toy trains.