Yasuko (やすこ)

Yasuko is read やすこ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 安子, 康子 and 泰子. All three are feminine.

Reading

や·す·こ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yasuko

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 安子
    やすこ
    Feminine

    Peaceful

    • 安(やす)— peaceful
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 康子
    やすこ
    Feminine

    Well-being

    • 康(やす)— well-being
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 泰子
    やすこ
    Feminine

    Peaceful

    • 泰(やす)— peaceful
    • 子(こ)— name ending

The kanji in Yasuko

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 子name ending3 spellings
  • 安peaceful1 spelling
  • 康well-being1 spelling
  • 泰peaceful1 spelling

Yasuko with common surnames

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Yasuko on our lists

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Questions about Yasuko

Is Yasuko a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Yasuko is feminine.

What does Yasuko mean?

Yasuko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 安子 reads as "peaceful", 康子 reads as "well-being" and 泰子 reads as "peaceful". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yasuko be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 安子, 康子 and 泰子. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Yasuko?

やすこ is 3 beats: や · す · こ. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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