Yasumasa

Yasumasa is a masculine Japanese given name.

Yasumasa

Yasumasa Sakakibara (1548–1606), Japanese daimyo
Pronunciation	jasɯmasa (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Possible writings

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

• 康正, "healthy, righteous"
• 康雅, "healthy, elegant"
• 康政, "healthy, politics"
• 康昌, "healthy, clear"
• 康将, "healthy, commander"
• 靖正, "peaceful, righteous"
• 靖雅, "peaceful, elegant"
• 靖政, "peaceful, politics"
• 靖昌, "peaceful, clear"
• 靖将, "peaceful, commander"
• 安正, "tranquil, righteous"
• 安政, "tranquil, politics"
• 安昌, "tranquil, clear"
• 保正, "preserve, righteous"
• 保雅, "preserve, elegant"
• 保政, "preserve, politics"
• 泰正, "peaceful, righteous"
• 泰政, "peaceful, politics"
• 泰将, "peaceful, commander"
• 易正, "divination, righteous"
• 易真, "divination, reality"

The name can also be written in hiragana やすまさ or katakana ヤスマサ.

Notable people with the name

• Yasumasa Fukushima (福島 安正, 1852–1919), Japanese general
• Yasumasa Furo (不老 安正, born 1944), Japanese sport shooter
• Yasumasa Hane (羽根 泰正, born 1944), Japanese Go player
• Yasumasa Kanada (金田 康正, 1949–2020), Japanese mathematician
• Yasumasa Kawasaki (川﨑 裕大, born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Yasumasa Matsudaira (松平 康昌, 1893–1957), Japanese bureaucrat
• Yasumasa Morimura (森村 泰昌, born 1951), Japanese artist
• Yasumasa Narasaki (楢崎 泰昌, 1928–2014), Japanese politician
• Yasumasa Nishino (footballer) (西野 泰正, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yasumasa Nishino (swimmer) (西野 恭正, 1925–2004), Japanese swimmer
• Yasumasa Sakakibara (榊原 康政, 1548–1606), Japanese daimyō
• Yasumasa Shigeno (重野 安正, born 1941), Japanese politician
• Yasumasa Tanida (谷田 康真, born 1994), Japanese curler

Fictional characters

• Yasumasa Hirai (平井 保昌), a character in the novel Teito Monogatari