Yasuo
Appearance
Pronunciation | jasɯo (IPA) |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Yasuo is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
[edit]Yasuo can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
- 安雄, "tranquil, male"
- 安男, "tranquil, man"
- 安夫, "tranquil, husband"
- 安生, "tranquil; life"
- 保夫, "preserve, husband"
- 康郎, "healthy, son"
- 靖男, "peaceful, man"
- 泰雄, "peaceful, male"
- 八洲夫, "eight, continent, husband."
The name can also be written in hiragana やすお or katakana ヤスオ.
People with the name
[edit]- Yasuo Aiuchi (相内 康夫, born 1971), Japanese snowboarder
- Yasuo Fukuda (福田 康夫, born 1936), the 58th Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008
- Yasuo Furuhata (降旗 康男, 1934–2019), Japanese film director
- Yasuo Hamanaka (浜中 泰男, born 1950), formerly the chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corporation
- Yasuo Ichikawa (一川 保夫, born 1942), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
- Yasuo Iwata (岩田 安生, 1942–2009), Japanese voice actor
- Yasuo Kawamura (河村 泰男, 1908–1997), Japanese speed skater
- Yasuo Kitamura (北村 康雄, born 1932), Japanese swimmer
- Yasuo Kobayashi (小林 保雄, born 1936), Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 8th dan Aikikai
- Yasuo Koyama (小山 靖男, 1937–2000), professional Go player
- Yasuo Kuniyoshi (国吉 康雄1893–1953), Japanese-American painter, photographer and printmaker
- Yasuo Maekawa (前川 康男, 1921–2003), Japanese children's book author
- Yasuo Matsui (ヤスオ・マツイ, 1877–1962), Japanese-American architect
- Yasuo Nagatomo (長友 寧雄, born 1951), Japanese sport wrestler
- Yasuo Naito (内藤 靖雄, born 1942), Japanese racewalker
- Yasuo Nakamura (中村 康夫, born 1971), Japanese bobsledder
- Yasuo Otsuka (大塚 康生, born 1931–2021), Japanese animator
- Yasuo Saito (diplomat) (齋藤 泰雄, born 1948), the Ambassador of Japan to the Russian Federation
- Yasuo Suzuki (鈴木 保男, 1913–2000), Japanese football player
- Yasuo Takada (高田 康雄, born 1950), Japanese swimmer
- Yasuo Takamori (高森 泰男, 1934–2016), former Japanese football player and manager
- Yasuo Takei (武井 保雄, 1930–2006), founder and former chairman of Takefuji consumer finance group
- Yasuo Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
- Yasuo Watanabe (渡辺 保夫, born 1944), Japanese sport wrestler
- Yasuo Yamada (山田 康雄, 1932–1995), Japanese voice actor
- Yasuo Yamashita (山下 八洲夫, born 1942), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
- Yasuo Yuasa (湯浅 泰雄, 1925–2005), Japanese philosopher of religion
Fictional characters
[edit]- Yasuo, the Unforgiven, a character from League of Legends[1]