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Yūsaku

Yūsaku (ゆうさく) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 優作, 優 gentle + 作 to make. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 76 in 2004.

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Most used spelling優作ゆうさくgentle + to make

Ways to write Yūsaku

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

優作
優gentle, kind, excellent作to make
Boy, best No. 76 (2004)
雄作
雄hero, masculine作to make
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Yūsaku has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 2004, at No. 76.

No. 1No. 40No. 802005Boys, 2004: No. 76
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YearBoys
2004No. 76

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Famous people named Yūsaku

Yusaku Ueno 上野 優作Japanese association football player and manager
Yusaku Matsuda 松田 優作Japanese actor (1949–1989)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji