Yasushi (やすし)

Yasushi is read やすし and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 安史, 安志 and 恭. All three are masculine.

Reading

や·す·し (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yasushi

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

  • 安史
    やすし
    Masculine

    Peaceful + history

    • 安(やす)— peaceful
    • 史(し)— history
  • 安志
    やすし
    Masculine

    Peaceful + aspiration

    • 安(やす)— peaceful
    • 志(し)— aspiration
  • 恭
    やすし
    Masculine

    Respect

The kanji in Yasushi

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

  • 安peaceful2 spellings
  • 史history1 spelling
  • 志aspiration1 spelling
  • 恭respect1 spelling

Yasushi with common surnames

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Questions about Yasushi

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

In our data every spelling of Yasushi is masculine.

What does Yasushi mean?

Yasushi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 安史 reads as "peaceful + history", 安志 reads as "peaceful + aspiration" and 恭 reads as "respect". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yasushi be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Yasushi?

やすし is 3 beats: や · す · し. 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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