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Name Yasushi
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 泰, 保, 靖, 康, 泰之, 泰司, 泰志, 保之, 保司, 保志, 靖之, 靖司, 靖志, 康之, 康司, 康志, 也寸志, 弥寿志 (kanji), やすし (hiragana), ヤスシ (katakana)
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Meaning & History
This name, as one kanji, can be used as 泰 (tai, yasushi) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand", 保 (ho, hou, tamo.tsu, yasushi) meaning "guarantee, keep, preserve, protect, support, sustain", 靖 (jou, sei, yasu.njiru, yasushi) meaning "peaceful" or 康 (kou, yasushi) meaning "ease, peace."
As two kanji, it can combine 泰, 保, 靖 or 康 with 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku, itaru) meaning "of, this", 司 (shi, tsukasado.ru, tsukasa) meaning "administer, director, government office, official, rule" or 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling."
As three kanji, it can be used as 也寸志 or 弥寿志 with 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (archaic form)", 寸 (sun, su) meaning "sun (unit of length - equal to 30.3 mm), measurement", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly" and 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."Bearers of this name include composer and conductor Yasushi Akutagawa (芥川 也寸志) (1925-1989) and press photographer Yasushi Nagao (長尾 靖) (1930-2009).This name was most commonly used from the Meiji period (1868-1912) to the second half of the 20th century but nowadays, it's rarely given to boys, if given at all.
As two kanji, it can combine 泰, 保, 靖 or 康 with 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku, itaru) meaning "of, this", 司 (shi, tsukasado.ru, tsukasa) meaning "administer, director, government office, official, rule" or 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling."
As three kanji, it can be used as 也寸志 or 弥寿志 with 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (archaic form)", 寸 (sun, su) meaning "sun (unit of length - equal to 30.3 mm), measurement", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly" and 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."Bearers of this name include composer and conductor Yasushi Akutagawa (芥川 也寸志) (1925-1989) and press photographer Yasushi Nagao (長尾 靖) (1930-2009).This name was most commonly used from the Meiji period (1868-1912) to the second half of the 20th century but nowadays, it's rarely given to boys, if given at all.