Yasuo Explained

Yasuo
Pronunciation:	jasɯo (IPA)
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese

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

• , Japanese snowboarder
• , the 58th Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008
• , Japanese film director
• , formerly the chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corporation
• , Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese speed skater
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 8th dan Aikikai
• , professional Go player
• , Japanese-American painter, photographer and printmaker
• , Japanese children's book author
• Yasuo Matsui (ヤスオ・マツイ, 1877–1962), Japanese-American architect
• , Japanese sport wrestler
• , Japanese racewalker
• , Japanese bobsledder
• , Japanese animator
• , the Ambassador of Japan to the Russian Federation
• , Japanese football player
• , Japanese swimmer
• , former Japanese football player and manager
• , founder and former chairman of Takefuji consumer finance group
• Yasuo Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese sport wrestler
• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
• , Japanese philosopher of religion

Fictional characters

• Yasuo, the Unforgiven, a character from League of Legends^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yasuo - Biography - Universe of League of Legends.