Yasunobu
# 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: 泰 ("great" or "exalted"), 裕 ("abundant"), 康 ("health"), 安 ("peaceful" or "safe")
* nobu: 伸 ("extend"), 暢 ("smoothly"), 信 ("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, born 1986), Japanese footballer
* Yasunobu Sekikawa (堰川 康信, born 1980), Japanese weightlifter
* Yasunobu Chiba (千葉 泰伸, born 1971), Japanese footballer
* Yasunobu Nakamura (中村 泰信, born 1968), Japanese quantum physicist
* Yasunobu Kanada (金田 裕伸, born 1963), Japanese sprint canoeist
* Kanō Yasunobu (狩野 安信, 1614–1685), Japanese painter
* Miyake Yasunobu (三宅 康信, 1563–1632), Japanese daimyō
