Yasumi

Yasumi is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Yasumi

Yasumi Hara (1915–1997), Japanese actor
Pronunciation	jasɯmi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Possible writings

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

• 靖巳, "peaceful, sign of the snake (Chinese zodiac)"
• 靖三, "peaceful, three"
• 靖実, "peaceful, fruit/reality"
• 康巳, "healthy, sign of the snake (Chinese zodiac)"
• 康三, "healthy, three"
• 康実, "healthy, fruit/reality"
• 安巳, "tranquil, sign of the snake (Chinese zodiac)"
• 安三, "tranquil, three"
• 保巳, "preserve, sign of the snake (Chinese zodiac)"
• 保三, "preserve, three"
• 保実, "preserve, fruit/reality"
• 泰巳, "peaceful, sign of the snake (Chinese zodiac)"
• 泰三, "peaceful, three"
• 易巳, "divination, sign of the snake (Chinese zodiac)"

The name can also be written in hiragana やすみ or katakana ヤスミ.

Notable people with the given name Yasumi

• Yasumi Hara (原 保美, 1915–1997), Japanese actor
• Yasumi Kobayashi (小林 泰三, 1962–2020), Japanese writer
• Yasumi Matsuno (松野 泰己, born 1965), Japanese video game designer

Notable people with the surname Yasumi

• Kohei Yasumi (八隅 孝平, born 1978), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Naomasa Yasumi (安見 直政, died 1572), Japanese samurai
• Rie Yasumi (やすみ りえ, born 1972), real name: Rieko Yasumi (休 理英子), Japanese senryu poet and writer
• Tom Yasumi (トム・ヤスミ, born 1966), Japanese animation director
• Yoshihiro Yasumi (保見 吉裕, born 1949), Japanese water polo player