Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki is a masculine Japanese given name. It is widely used in Japan and among Japanese communities abroad.

The meaning of Hiroyuki varies with the kanji used to write it. The first element read as “hiro” often connotes breadth or expansiveness, while the second element read as “yuki” can designate snow, happiness, or help, among other meanings.

Notable people named Hiroyuki include: Hiroyuki Sanada (真田 広之), a Japanese actor with a long international career; Hiroyuki Imaishi (今石 洋之), an influential animator and film director who co-founded Studio Trigger; and Hiroyuki Nishimura (西村 博之), an internet entrepreneur best known as the founder of the textboard 2channel.