Isamu

Isamu (いさむ, イサム) is a masculine Japanese given name.

Isamu
PronunciationÍ-sá-m(ú)
GenderMale
Origin
Region of originJapanese

Possible writings

Isamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 勇, "courage" or "bravery"
  • 勲, "merit"
  • 敢, "gallantry"
  • 武, "war"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

  • Isamu Akasaki (赤崎 勇, born 1929), Japanese scientist
  • Isamu Chō (長 勇, 1895–1945), Japanese general
  • Isamu Fujisawa (藤澤 勇, born 1987), Japanese racewalker
  • Isamu Imakake, director of Captain Tsubasa
  • Isamu Imoto (井本 勇, 1925–2018), Japanese politician
  • Isamu Kosugi (小杉 勇, 1904–1983), Japanese actor and film director
  • Isamu Noguchi (野口 勇, 1904–1988), Japanese-American artist and landscape architect
  • Isamu Sekiguchi (関口 勇, born 1910), Japanese skier
  • Isamu Sonoyama (園山 勇, 1848–1921), Japanese politician
  • Isamu Takeshita (1869–1949), Japanese Imperial Navy admiral
  • Isamu Tanonaka (田の中勇, 1932–2010), Japanese voice actor
  • Yoshii Isamu (吉井勇, 1886–1960), Japanese poet and playwright
  • Isamu Yamada or Knock Yokoyama (山田勇, 1932–2007), Japanese comedian and politician
  • Isamu Sonoda (born 1946), retired judoka who competed in the middleweight (-80 kg) division

Fictional characters

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