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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(Japanese Kanji) やすし(Japanese Hiragana) ヤスシ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. YAH-SUU-SHEE  [key]

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.
Added 4/5/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 3/8/2020 by Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou