Yasuo is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yasuo can be written using many different combinations of
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. 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
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 ...
やすお or
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 f ...
ヤスオ.
People with the name
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Yasuo Aiuchi
is a Japanese snowboarder
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympi ...
(相内 康夫, born 1971), Japanese snowboarder
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Yasuo Fukuda
is a former Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008. He was previously the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history, serving in that role from 2000 to 2004 under Prime Ministers Yoshirō M ...
(福田 康夫, born 1936), the 58th Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008
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Yasuo Furuhata
was a Japanese film director. He was a director of Toei film company and he often worked with Ken Takakura in such films as '' Eki'' and ''Shin Abashiri Bangaichi''. He won the 2000 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year and 31st Internat ...
(降旗 康男, born 1934), Japanese film director
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Yasuo Hamanaka
(born 1950) was the chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corporation, one of the largest trading companies in Japan. He was known as "Mr. Copper" because of his aggressive trading style, and as "Mr. Five Percent" because that is how much of the wor ...
(浜中 泰男, born 1950), formerly the chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corporation
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Yasuo Ichikawa (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 (小林 保雄, born 1936), Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 8th dan Aikikai
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Yasuo Koyama
was a professional Go player.
Biography
Koyama became a 9 dan in 1971. He played in the Kansai Ki-in
The Kansai Ki-in (), i.e., Kansai Go Association, is an organizational body for the game of Go in Japan, which was founded by Hashimoto Ut ...
(小山 靖男, 1937–2000), professional Go player
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi
was a Japanese-American painter, photographer and printmaker.
Biography
Kuniyoshi was born on September 1, 1889 in Okayama, Japan. He immigrated to the United States in 1906, choosing not to attend military school in Japan. Kuniyoshi original ...
(国吉 康雄, 1893–1953), Japanese-American painter, photographer and printmaker
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Yasuo Maekawa (前川 康男, 1921–2003), Japanese children's book author
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Yasuo Matsui (ヤスオ・マツイ, 1877–1962), Japanese-American architect
*, Japanese sport wrestler
*, Japanese racewalker
*, Japanese bobsledder
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Yasuo Otsuka
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 ...
(大塚 康生, born 1931–2021), Japanese animator
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Yasuo Saito (diplomat) (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 this ...
(鈴木 保男, 1913–2000), Japanese football player
*, Japanese swimmer
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Yasuo Takamori
(former name; Yasuo Kageyama, 景山 泰男) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Takamori was born in Okayama Prefecture on March 3, 1934. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he join ...
(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 suspende ...
(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 P ...
(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) (Ma ...
(田中 康郎, 1932–2003), voice actor who was born in Tokyo, Japan
*, Japanese sport wrestler
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Yasuo Yamada
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.
Career
Yamada left the faculty of literature of Waseda University, and had performed in many stage, radio, and television productions.
He appeared in performances of plays by Hisashi Inoue. His ...
(山田 康雄, 1932–1995), Japanese voice actor
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Yasuo Yamashita (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
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References
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Japanese masculine given names