Yō

Yō can be written using different kanji characters. Some examples:

• 洋, "ocean"
• 羊, "sheep"
• 瑶, "precious stone"
• 陽, "sunshine"
• 容, "contain"
• 曜, "weekday"
• 葉, "leaf"
• 要, "essential"
• 蓉, "lotus"
• 庸, "common"
• 楊, "willow"
• 燿, "shine"
• 耀, "shine"

The name can also be written in hiragana よう or katakana ヨウ.

• Yo Akiyama (秋山 陽, born 1953), Japanese artist specializing in ceramics
• Yo Hitoto (一青 窈, born 1976), Japanese singer
• Yo Inoue (井上 瑤, 1946–2003), Japanese voice actress
• Yo Kitazawa (北沢 洋, born 1963), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Yo Kobayashi (小林 洋, born 1981), Japanese roboticist
• Yo Oizumi (大泉 洋, born 1973), Japanese actor
• Yo Taichi (大地 葉, born August 6), Japanese voice actress
• Yo Takeyama (竹山 洋, born 1946), Japanese screenwriter
• Yo Yoshida (吉田 羊, born February 3), Japanese actress
• Yo Yoshimura (吉村 傭, 1954–1991), Japanese voice actor
• Yo Yoshinari (吉成 曜, born 1971), Japanese key animator, storyboard artist, and anime director

• Yoh Asakura (麻倉 葉), a character in the manga series Shaman King
• Yo Shindo (真堂 揺), a character in the manga series My Hero Academia
• Yoh Takami (鷹見 羊), a character in the manga series Deadman Wonderland

• Yo
• Crochet where "yoh", yarn over hook, is a common term.