Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...
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Possible writings
Yasuhiro 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:
*康弘, "healthy, vast"
*康広, "healthy, wide"
*康寛, "healthy, generosity"
*康裕, "healthy, abundant"
*康浩, "healthy, vast"
*康洋, "healthy, ocean"
*康博, "healthy, doctor"
*康尋, "healthy, look for"
*靖弘, "peaceful, vast"
*靖広, "peaceful, wide"
*靖寛, "peaceful, generosity"
*靖裕, "peaceful, abundant"
*靖浩, "peaceful, vast"
*靖洋, "peaceful, ocean"
*靖博, "peaceful, doctor"
*靖尋, "peaceful, look for"
*安弘, "tranquil, vast"
*安広, "tranquil, wide"
*安寛, "tranquil, generosity"
*保弘, "preserve, vast"
*保洋, "preserve,ocean"
*保博, "preserve, doctor"
*泰洋, "peaceful, ocean"
*泰弘, "peaceful,vast"
*泰博, "peaceful, doctor"
*易尋, "divination, look for"
*易大, "divination,big"
*恭大, "respectful, big"
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 ...
やすひろ 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 ...
ヤスヒロ.
Notable people with the name
Arts
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Yasuhiro Abe
is a male Japanese popular music
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the m ...
(安部 恭弘, born 1956), musician Yasuhiro Fukushima (福嶋 康博, born 1947), founder of
Enix
was a Japanese video game publisher that produced video games, anime and manga. Enix is known for publishing the ''Dragon Quest'' series of role-playing video games.
The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975, as . Th ...
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Yasuhiro Imagawa
is a Japanese anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term deri ...
(今川 泰宏, born 1961), anime director
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Yasuhiro Irie
is a Japanese animator, character designer and anime director.
Biography
Beginning his career at Sunrise (company), Sunrise, he has worked as an animation director and animator on several productions, and made his debut as a director with volumes ...
(入江 泰浩, born 1971), animator, character designer, and anime director
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Yasuhiro Ishimoto
was a Japanese-American photographer.
Biography
Ishimoto was born on June 14, 1921 in San Francisco, California, where his parents were farmers. In 1924, the family left the United States and returned to his parents' hometown within present-day ...
Yasuhiro Kanō
is a Japanese manga artist from Hokkaido. His first professional work was the short manga ''Black City'', published in the autumn 1992 ''Shonen Jump'' special edition, which received ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' Hop Step Award for rookie artists. Se ...
(叶 恭弘, born 1970), manga artist
*, Japanese footballer
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Yasuhiro Kobayashi
coba, , is a Japanese musician, accordionist, composer and arranger, born in Matsushiro, Nagano and brought up in Niigata, Niigata. His music has sold over 1,000,000 CDs.Yasuhiro Morinaga (森永 泰弘, born 1980), Japanese composer and sound director
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Yasuhiro Nightow
is a Japanese manga artist. His major work '' Trigun'' was adapted into an anime series and film. He also designed the characters for the video game and anime series ''Gungrave'', and has been working on the manga '' Blood Blockade Battlefront' ...
(内藤 泰弘, born 1967), manga artist and game designer
* Yasuhiro Sugihara (杉原 康弘, born 1969), better known as Sugizo, a musician
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Yasuhiro Takato
Yasuhiro Takato ( ja, 高戸 靖広, Takato Yasuhiro, born January 23, 1968 in Okayama) is a Japanese voice actor who works for Aoni Production.
Filmography
Television animation
*'' Sailor Moon'' (1992) - Artemis
*'' Ping-Pong Club'' (1995) - ...
(高戸 靖広, born 1968), voice actor
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Yasuhiro Takeda
:''The Gainax employee Yasuhiro Takeda should not be confused with the professor of the same name at National Defense Academy of Japan.''
is a Japanese anime director and founding member of Gainax; for most of his career, he was General Manager ...
(武田 康廣, born 1957), anime director
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Yasuhiro Takemoto
was a Japanese animator and television and film director. He worked at Kyoto Animation for almost his entire animation career after joining the company in 1996 until his death in 2019.
Career
After graduating, he entered at the prestigious Yoyo ...
(武本 康弘, 1972–2019), anime director
* Yasuhiro Wada (和田 康宏), the creator of the
Story of Seasons
''Story of Seasons'', known in Japan as and formerly known as ''Harvest Moon'', is an agricultural simulation role-playing video game series created by Yasuhiro Wada and developed by Victor Interactive Software (acquired by Marvelous Entert ...
video game series
*, Japanese footballer and manager
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Yasuhiro Yoshiura
(born 1980) is a Japanese writer and director of animated short films. Many of his works such as '' Pale Cocoon'' and ''Time of Eve'' have garnered awards and featured at film festivals. His production studio is called Studio Rikka.
Biography
Y ...
(吉浦 康裕, born 1980), anime writer and director
Football
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Yasuhiro Hato
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Hato was born in Minamiawaji on 4 May 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Flügels with teammate Takayuki Yoshida in 1995. He played ...
(波戸 康広, born 1976), footballer
* Yasuhiro Higuchi (樋口 靖洋, born 1961), Japanese football manager
* Yasuhiro Hiraoka (平岡 康裕, born 1986), footballer
* Yasuhiro Kato (加藤 康弘, born 1986), Japanese footballer
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Yasuhiro Nagahashi
is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
Nagahashi was born in Fuji on August 2, 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Shimizu S-Pulse in 1994. He debuted and played many matches as right side midfielder i ...
(長橋 康弘, born 1975), Japanese footballer
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Yasuhiro Nomoto
is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
Nomoto was born in Niigata on June 25, 1983. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club JEF United Ichihara in 2002. However he could not play at all in the match. In 2005, ...
(野本 安啓, born 1983), Japanese footballer
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Yasuhiro Okuyama
is a Japanese footballer who plays in Tohoku Soccer League for Cobaltore Onagawa
is a football (soccer) club based in Onagawa, the main and only city forming the Oshika District, which is located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. They play in ...
(奥山 泰裕, born 1985), Japanese footballer
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Yasuhiro Tanaka (footballer)
is a former Japanese football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where ...
(田中 泰裕, born 1984), Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
* Yasuhiro Toyota (豊田 泰広, born 1976), former Japanese footballer
* Yasuhiro Yamada (山田 泰寛, 1968–2013), Japanese footballer
* Yasuhiro Yamakoshi (山腰 泰博, born 1985), Japanese footballer
* Yasuhiro Yamamura (山村 泰弘, born 1976), Japanese footballer
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Yasuhiro Yoshida
is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Playing career
Yoshida was born in Hiroshima on July 14, 1969. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Kashima Antlers in 1992. However he could hardly play in the match. He moved to Sh ...
(吉田 康弘, born 1969), footballer
Martial arts
* Yasuhiro Awano (粟野 靖浩, born 1988), Japanese judoka
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Yasuhiro Kido
Yasuhiro Kido ( ja, 城戸康裕; born December 25, 1982) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super welterweight division of K-1.
A professional competitor since 2003, he is the 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament winner and th ...
(城戸 康裕, born 1982), kickboxer and martial artist
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Yasuhiro Konishi
was one of the first karateka to teach karate on mainland Japan. He was instrumental in developing modern karate, as well as a driving force in the art's acceptance in Japan. He is credited with developing the style known as Shindō jinen-ryū ( ...
(小西 康裕, 1893–1983), Japanese karate teacher
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Yasuhiro Urushitani
is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the flyweight division. Urushitani held the Shooto bantamweight championship from 2010 to 2012 before vacating it to sign with the UFC. He was among the first flyweight fighters to fight in the UFC, ...
(漆谷 康宏, born 1976), mixed martial artist
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Yasuhiro Yamashita
is a Japanese judoka. He currently works as an instructor or advisor for numerous organizations, including Tokai University, the International Judo Federation, and thAll Japan Judo Federation He retired from competitive judo on June 17, 1985 a ...
(山下 泰裕, born 1957), judo competitor
Politics
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Yasuhiro Hanashi
is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of Justice of Japan from August 2022 to November 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he also serves in the House ...
(葉梨 康弘, born 1959), politician
* Yasuhiro Matsuda (松田 康博, born 1965), Japanese professor of politics
* Yasuhiro Nakagawa (中川 泰宏, born 1951), politician
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Yasuhiro Nakasone
was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 1982 to 1987. He was a member of the House of Representatives for more than 50 years. He was best known for pushing through the ...
(中曽根 康弘, 1918–2019), politician
* Yasuhiro Oe (大江 康弘, born 1945), politician
* Yasuhiro Ozato (小里 泰弘, born 1958), politician
* Yasuhiro Sonoda (園田 康博, born 1967), politician
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Yasuhiro Tsuji
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served two terms in the House of Councillors in the National Diet, representing the Hyogo at-large district. A native of Kobe, Hyogo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and st ...
(辻 泰弘, born 1955), politician
Sports
*, Japanese cyclist
* Yasuhiro Fueki (笛木 靖宏, born 1985), Japanese 400 metres runner
* Yasuhiro Funatogawa (船渡川 育宏, born 1955), Japanese professional golfer
*, Japanese alpine skier
* Yasuhiro Inaba (稲葉 泰弘, born 1985), Japanese freestyle wrestler
*, Japanese judoka
* Yasuhiro Kaido (魁道 康弘, born 1975), former sumo wrestler
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Yasuhiro Kojima
(July 22, 1937 – November 27, 1999) was a Japanese professional wrestler and trainer best known by his ring name . He trained many professional wrestlers including Hulk Hogan, The Great Muta, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Scott Hall, Lex Lu ...
(小島 泰弘, 1937–1999), former professional wrestler
*, Japanese swimmer
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Yasuhiro Nagahashi
is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
Nagahashi was born in Fuji on August 2, 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Shimizu S-Pulse in 1994. He debuted and played many matches as right side midfielder i ...
(長橋 康弘, born 1948), Japanese professional golfer
* Yasuhiro Noguchi (野口 泰弘, born 1946), former volleyball player
*, Japanese sport wrestler
* Yasuhiro Sato (佐藤 康弘, born 1967), baseball player
*, Japanese speed skater
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Yasuhiro Suzuki
is a Japanese boxer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the welterweight division (– 69 kg). He is an alumnus of the Takushoku University, and is Second lieutenant in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
Suzuki won the silv ...
(鈴木 康弘, born 1984), Japanese Olympic boxer
*, Japanese baseball player
* Yasuhiro Tanaka (baseball) (田中 靖洋, born 1987), Japanese baseball player
* Yasuhiro Une (畝 康弘), former Paralympic wheelchair athlete
* Yasuhiro Wada (Honda) (和田 康裕, born 1951), manager of Honda Racing F1
