Possible writings

Isamu can be written using different

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...

characters and can mean: *勇, "courage" or "bravery" *勲, "merit" *敢, "gallantry" *武, "war" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

People

* Isamu Akasaki (赤崎勇, 1929–2021), Japanese scientist *

Isamu Chō was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army known for his support of ultranationalist politics and involvement in a number of attempted coup d'états in pre-World War II Japan. Biography Chō was a native of Fukuoka prefecture. He graduated ...

(長勇, 1895–1945), Japanese general *, Japanese racewalker *

Isamu Imakake is a Japanese animator, screenwriter, television director and producer. He also worked as illustrator for some manga like ''Geobreeders''. His directorial work, ''The Mystical Laws'', was submitted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature ...

, director of Captain Tsubasa *, Japanese politician *, Japanese actor and film director * Isamu Noguchi (野口勇, 1904–1988), Japanese-American artist and landscape architect *, Japanese skier *

Isamu Shibayama Isamu 'Art' Carlos Shibayama (イサムカルロス柴山, 1930 – July 31, 2018) was a Peruvian-American civil rights activist who fought for the rights of Latin Americans of Japanese ancestry who were illegally interned in the United States d ...

(1930-2018), Peruvian-American civil rights activist *

Isamu Sonoyama was a Japanese politician. He was born in Shimane Prefecture. He served in the House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan. He was governor of Nagano Prefecture (1898-1899) and Miyazaki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture o ...

(園山勇, 1848–1921), Japanese politician * Isamu Takeshita (1869–1949), Japanese Imperial Navy admiral * Isamu Tanonaka (田の中勇, 1932–2010), Japanese voice actor * Yoshii Isamu (吉井勇, 1886–1960), Japanese poet and playwright *Isamu Yamada or

Knock Yokoyama was a Japanese politician and comedian. Born Isamu Yamada (山田勇 ''Yamada Isamu'') in Kobe, he adopted his current stage name while directing the ''Manga Trio'' manzai troupe from 1959 to 1968. Following his comedy years, he went into the c ...

(山田勇, 1932–2007), Japanese comedian and politician *

Isamu Sonoda is a retired Olympic champion Japanese judoka who competed in the middleweight (-80 kg) division. Biography Sonoda was born in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan. He attended the Fukuoka Institute of Technology, and won a gold medal at the 1969 W ...

(born 1946), retired judoka who competed in the middleweight (-80 kg) division

Fictional characters

*Isamu Nakane, a character in ''

Obasan ''Obasan'' is a novel by Japanese-Canadian author Joy Kogawa. First published by Lester and Orpen Dennys in 1981, it chronicles Canada's internment and persecution of its citizens of Japanese descent during the Second World War from the perspec ...

'' *

Isamu Alva Dyson The following is a list of all the fictional characters within the ''Macross'' anime franchise. ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' Humans * Hikaru Ichijyo ( Arihiro Hase and Kenji Nojima/Vic Mignogna)The Super Dimension Fortress Macros ...

, a character in ''Macross'' anime *

Isamu Ozu is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Isamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *勇, "courage" or "bravery" *勲, "merit" *敢, "gallantry" *武, "war" The name can also be written in hiragana or katak ...

, a character in tokusatsu show '' Mahou Sentai Magiranger'' *Isamu Nitta, a character in '' Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne'' video game *Take Isamu, the protagonist of the manga ''Buyuden'' *Doll Isamu, a character in '' Super Doll Licca-chan'' *Isamu Akai, a character from the

Pocket Monsters A pocket is a bag- or envelope-like receptacle either fastened to or inserted in an article of clothing to hold small items. Pockets are also attached to luggage, backpacks, and similar items. In older usage, a pocket was a separate small bag o ...

manga *Isamu Kurogane, a character from the Beast King GoLion series *, a character from

The Kindaichi Case Files is a Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō Kan ...

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