# Yasushi

Yasushi is a masculine Japanese given name.

## Written forms

Yasushi can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
* 康, "healthy"
* 靖, "peaceful"
* 泰, "peaceful"
* 安, "tranquil"
* 靖志, "peaceful, determination"
* 靖史, "peaceful, history"
* 靖士, "peaceful, knight"
* 靖司, "peaceful, administer"
* 康志, "healthy, determination"
* 康史, "healthy, history"
* 康士, "healthy, knight"
* 安志, "tranquil, determination"
* 安史, "tranquil, history"
* 安士, "tranquil, knight"
* 安司, "tranquil, administer"
* 保志, "preserve, determination"
* 保史, "preserve, history"
* 保士, "preserve, knight"
* 泰志, "peaceful, determination"
* 泰史, "peaceful, history"
* 易司, "divination, administer"
* 妥師, "peace, teacher"
* 也寸志, "to be, measurement, determination"
The name can also be written in hiragana やすし or katakana ヤスシ.

## Notable people with the name

* Yasushi Adachi (足立 康史), Japanese politician
* Yasushi Akashi (明石 康, born 1931), Japanese diplomat
* Yasushi Akimoto (秋元 康, born 1956), Japanese television writer, lyricist and academic
* Yasushi Akutagawa (芥川 也寸志, 1925–1989), Japanese composer and conductor
* Yasushi Asada (浅田 靖, born 1972), Japanese video game composer
* Yasushi Endo (遠藤 康, born 1988), Japanese footballer
* Yasushi Fukunaga (福永 泰, born 1973), Japanese footballer
* Yasushi Furukawa (governor) (古川 康, born 1958), Japanese politician
* Yasushi Furukawa (volleyball) (古川 靖志, born 1961), Japanese volleyball player
* Yasushi Inoue (井上 靖, 1907–1991), Japanese writer
* Yasushi Ishii (石井 妥師, born 1970), Japanese musician
* Yasushi Kamiuchi (神内 靖, born 1983), Japanese baseball player
* Yasushi Kanda (神田 裕之, born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler
* Yasushi Kaneko (金子 恭之, born 1961), Japanese politician
* Yasushi Kataoka (片岡 安, 1876–1946), Japanese architect
* Yasushi Kita (喜多 靖, born 1978), Japanese footballer
* Yasushi Matsumoto (松本 安司, born 1969), Japanese footballer
* Yasushi Mieno (三重野 康, 1924–2012), Japanese businessman and banker
* Yasushi Mizusaki (水崎 靖, born 1971), Japanese footballer
* Yasushi Murase (村瀬 康, born 1941), Japanese rower
* Yasushi Nagao (長尾 靖, 1930–2009), Japanese photographer
* Yasushi Nawa (名和 靖, 1857–1926), Japanese entomologist
* Yasushi Nirasawa (韮沢 靖, born 1963), Japanese illustrator and character designer
* Yasushi Nomura (野村 靖, 1842–1909), Japanese samurai and politician
* Yasushi Ozawa (小沢 靖, 1958–2008), Japanese musician
* Yasushi Sasaki (佐々木 康, 1908–1993), Japanese film director
* Yasushi Shikano (鹿野 寧, 1902–1994), Japanese photographer
* Yasushi Sugiyama (杉山 寧, 1909–1993), Japanese painter
* Yasushi Suzuki (鈴木 靖, born 1962), Japanese speed skater
* Yasushi Onokuni (大乃国 康, born 1962), Japanese sumo wrestler
* Yasushi Takahashi (高橋 康, born 1923), Japanese theoretical physicist
* Yasushi Tanaka (田中 保, 1886–1941), Japanese artist
* Yasushi Tao (田尾 安志, born 1954), Japanese baseball player
* Yasushi Tsujimoto (辻本 恭史, born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler
* Yasushi Watanabe (渡辺 靖, born 1967), Japanese anthropologist
* Yasushi Yamaguchi, Japanese video game designer and artist
* Yasushi Yoshida (吉田 靖, born 1960), Japanese footballer and manager

## Fictional characters

* Yasushi Takagi (高木 泰士), from manga Nana