Yasunobu

Yasunobu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Kanji and meaning
The name Yasunobu is composed of two elements yasu and nobu, each of which could be written with a variety of kanji, for example:


 * yasu: ("great" or "exalted"),  ("abundant"),  ("health"),  ("peaceful" or "safe")
 * nobu: ("extend"),  ("smoothly"),  ("trust")

The same elements can also be written in the opposite order to form the masculine name Nobuyasu.

People
Notable people with the name Yasunobu include:


 * Yasunobu Matsuoka (松岡 康暢), Japanese footballer
 * Yasunobu Sekikawa (堰川 康信), Japanese weightlifter
 * Yasunobu Chiba (千葉 泰伸), Japanese footballer
 * Yasunobu Nakamura (中村 泰信), Japanese quantum physicist
 * Yasunobu Kanada (金田 裕伸), Japanese sprint canoeist
 * Kanō Yasunobu (狩野 安信), Japanese painter
 * Miyake Yasunobu (三宅 康信), Japanese daimyō