Yasushi

Yasushi

Yasushi Nomura (1842–1909), Japanese politician
Pronunciation	jasɯɕi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yasusi (Kunrei-shiki) Yasusi (Nihon-shiki) Yasushi (Hepburn)

Yasushi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Yasushi can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 康, "healthy"
• 靖, "peaceful"
• 泰, "peaceful"
• 安, "tranquil"
• 靖志, "peaceful, determination"
• 靖史, "peaceful, history"
• 靖士, "peaceful, knight"
• 靖司, "peaceful, administer"
• 康志, "healthy, determination"
• 康史, "healthy, history"
• 康士, "healthy, knight"
• 安志, "tranquil, determination"
• 安史, "tranquil, history"
• 安士, "tranquil, knight"
• 安司, "tranquil, administer"
• 保志, "preserve, determination"
• 保史, "preserve, history"
• 保士, "preserve, knight"
• 泰志, "peaceful, determination"
• 泰史, "peaceful, history"
• 易司, "divination, administer"
• 妥師, "peace, teacher"
• 也寸志, "to be, measurement, determination"

The name can also be written in hiragana やすし or katakana ヤスシ.

Notable people with the name

• Yasushi Adachi (足立 康史), Japanese politician
• Yasushi Akashi (明石 康, born 1931), Japanese diplomat
• Yasushi Akimoto (秋元 康, born 1956), Japanese television writer, lyricist and academic
• Yasushi Akutagawa (芥川 也寸志, 1925–1989), Japanese composer and conductor
• Yasushi Asada (浅田 靖, born 1972), Japanese video game composer
• Yasushi Endo (遠藤 康, born 1988), Japanese footballer
• Yasushi Fukunaga (福永 泰, born 1973), Japanese footballer
• Yasushi Furukawa (governor) (古川 康, born 1958), Japanese politician
• Yasushi Furukawa (volleyball) (古川 靖志, born 1961), Japanese volleyball player
• Yasushi Inoue (井上 靖, 1907–1991), Japanese writer
• Yasushi Ishii (石井 妥師, born 1970), Japanese musician
• Yasushi Kamiuchi (神内 靖, born 1983), Japanese baseball player
• Yasushi Kanda (神田 裕之, born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler
• Yasushi Kaneko (金子 恭之, born 1961), Japanese politician
• Yasushi Kataoka (片岡 安, 1876–1946), Japanese architect
• Yasushi Kita (喜多 靖, born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Yasushi Matsumoto (松本 安司, born 1969), Japanese footballer
• Yasushi Mieno (三重野 康, 1924–2012), Japanese businessman and banker
• Yasushi Mizusaki (水崎 靖, born 1971), Japanese footballer
• Yasushi Murase (村瀬 康, born 1941), Japanese rower
• Yasushi Nagao (長尾 靖, 1930–2009), Japanese photographer
• Yasushi Nawa (名和 靖, 1857–1926), Japanese entomologist
• Yasushi Nirasawa (韮沢 靖, born 1963), Japanese illustrator and character designer
• Yasushi Nomura (野村 靖, 1842–1909), Japanese samurai and politician
• Yasushi Ozawa (小沢 靖, 1958–2008), Japanese musician
• Yasushi Sasaki (佐々木 康, 1908–1993), Japanese film director
• Yasushi Shikano (鹿野 寧, 1902–1994), Japanese photographer
• Yasushi Sugiyama (杉山 寧, 1909–1993), Japanese painter
• Yasushi Suzuki (鈴木 靖, born 1962), Japanese speed skater
• Yasushi Onokuni (大乃国 康, born 1962), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yasushi Takahashi (高橋 康, born 1923), Japanese theoretical physicist
• Yasushi Tanaka (田中 保, 1886–1941), Japanese artist
• Yasushi Tao (田尾 安志, born 1954), Japanese baseball player
• Yasushi Tsujimoto (辻本 恭史, born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler
• Yasushi Watanabe (渡辺 靖, born 1967), Japanese anthropologist
• Yasushi Yamaguchi, Japanese video game designer and artist
• Yasushi Yoshida (吉田 靖, born 1960), Japanese footballer and manager

Fictional characters

• Yasushi Takagi (高木 泰士), from manga Nana

See also

• 6922 Yasushi, a main-belt asteroid