Yasuo is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
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
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Yasuo Aiuchi
is a Japanese snowboarder. Generally, he is called .
He is from Yoichi, Hokkaido. He was promoted to a professional at the age of 21.Trasworld Snowboarding（2008年4月号）トランスワールドジャパン株式会社 In Japan, he is rec ...
(相内 康夫, born 1971), Japanese snowboarder
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Yasuo Fukuda (福田 康夫, born 1936), the 58th Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008
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Yasuo Furuhata (降旗 康男, born 1934), Japanese film director
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Yasuo Hamanaka (浜中 泰男, born 1950), formerly the chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corporation
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Yasuo Ichikawa
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) and is the former Minister of Defence.
A native of Komatsu, Ishikawa and graduate of Mie University, he worked at ...
(一川 保夫, born 1942), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
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Yasuo Iwata (岩田 安生, 1942–2009), Japanese voice actor
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Yasuo Kawamura (河村 泰男, born 1908), Japanese speed skater
*, Japanese swimmer
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Yasuo Kobayashi
is a Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 8th dan Aikikai.
Kobayashi was born in Kudan, Chiyoda-ku, in Tokyo. Though he started practicing judo as a child at the Kodokan, he eventually switched to aikido soon after starting university and ...
(小林 保雄, born 1936), Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 8th dan Aikikai
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Yasuo Koyama (小山 靖男, 1937–2000), professional Go player
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi (国吉 康雄, 1893–1953), Japanese-American painter, photographer and printmaker
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Yasuo Maekawa was a Japanese children's book author. He was born in Tokyo Prefecture, and attended Waseda University.
Bibliography
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*''Majin no umi'', about the Menashi-Kunashir Battle, winner of the Japanese Association of Writers for Children Prize ...
(前川 康男, 1921–2003), Japanese children's book author
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Yasuo Matsui
Yasuo Matsui (1877 – 1962) was a prominent 20th century Japanese American architect.Gray, Christopher (2012) in The New York Times. (Accessed: 11 February 2017)
Early years
Immigrating from Japan to the United States in 1902, Matsui attended ...
(ヤスオ・マツイ, 1877–1962), Japanese-American architect
*, Japanese sport wrestler
*, Japanese racewalker
*, Japanese bobsledder
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Yasuo Otsuka (大塚 康生, born 1931–2021), Japanese animator
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Yasuo Saito (diplomat)
Yasuo is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
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 ...
(齋藤 泰雄, born 1948), the Ambassador of Japan to the Russian Federation
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Yasuo Suzuki
was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Suzuki was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on 30 April 1913. He played for Waseda WMW was consisted of his alma mater Waseda University players and graduates. At thi ...
(鈴木 保男, 1913–2000), Japanese football player
*, Japanese swimmer
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Yasuo Takamori (高森 泰男, 1934–2016), former Japanese football player and manager
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Yasuo Takei
Yasuo Takei (武井保雄, ''Takei Yasuo'') (January 4, 1930 – August 10, 2006) was the founder and former chairman of Takefuji (武富士), Japan's number one consumer finance group.
On 17 November 2004 he was given a three-year suspended ...
(武井 保雄, 1930–2006), founder and former chairman of Takefuji consumer finance group
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Yasuo Tanaka (田中 康夫, born 1956), Japanese novelist and politician
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Yasuo Tanaka (astronomer)
was a Japanese astrophysicist and a member of the Japan Academy. He was professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) (part of JAXA) in Kanagawa, Japan and guest scientist at the Max ...
(田中 靖郎, 1931–2018), Japanese astrophysicist
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Yasuo Tanaka (voice actor)
was a Japanese voice actor who was born in Tokyo, Japan.
His name is sometimes misread as Yasurō Tanaka.
Filmography Television animation
* ''Android Kikaider'' (1972) (Gray Rhino King), and (Blue Buffalo)
* '' Galaxy Express 999'' (1979) (M ...
(田中 康郎, 1932–2003), voice actor who was born in Tokyo, Japan
*, Japanese sport wrestler
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Yasuo Yamada (山田 康雄, 1932–1995), Japanese voice actor
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Yasuo Yamashita
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, formerly a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hubei, China and dropout of Chuo University
, commonly referred to as or , is a private fl ...
(山下 八洲夫, born 1942), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
Fictional characters
* Yasuo, the Unforgiven, a character from
League of Legends
References
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Japanese masculine given names