Yasuo

Yasuo

Yasuo Fukuda, the 58th Prime Minister of Japan
Pronunciation	jasɯo (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

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

• 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

• Yasuo, the Unforgiven, a character from League of Legends
• Yasuo was born in Japan