Isamu
| Isamu | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Í-sá-m(ú) |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Japanese |
Isamu (いさむ, イサム) is a masculine Japanese given name.
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 Imakake, director of Captain Tsubasa
- Isamu Noguchi (野口 勇, 1904–1988), Japanese-American artist and landscape architect
- 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
- Isamu Nakane, a character in Obasan
- Isamu Alva Dyson, a character in Macross anime
- Isamu Ozu, a character in tokusatsu show Mahou Sentai Magiranger
- Isamu Nitta, a character in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne video game
- Take Isamu, the protagonist of the manga Buyuden
- Doll Isamu, a character in Super Doll Licca-chan
- Isamu Akai, a character from the Pocket Monsters manga
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