Osamu
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
Osamu (おさむ, オサム) is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Osamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 治 "reign"
- 修 "discipline"
- 理 "logic"
- 収 "obtain"
- 紀 "chronicle"
- 統 "rule"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People
- Osamu Adachi (理, born 1987), Japanese actor and a member of the acting group D-BOYS
- Osamu Dazai (治, 1909–1948), Japanese author
- Osamu Dezaki (統, born 1943), Japanese anime director
- Osamu Fukutani (修, born 1967), Japanese film director
- Osamu Jinguuji (治), drummer of the Japanese band Remioromen
- Osamu Matsuda or El Samurai (納, born 1966), a Japanese professional wrestler
- Osamu Mukai (理, born 1982), Japanese actor
- Osamu Muramatsu (修), Japanese astronomer, and a prolific discoverer of asteroids
- Osamu Nagayama (born 1947), Japanese CEO of Chugai Pharmaceutical and Chairman of Sony Corporation
- Osamu Tezuka (治虫, 1928–1989), Japanese manga artist often credited as the "Father of Anime"
Characters
- Osamu Kamiyama (治), a character in the anime series Kamisama Kazoku
- Osamu Kimizuka, a character in the shōnen-ai manga Loveless
- Osamu Ichijouji (治), a character in the anime, Digimon
- Osamu Mikumo (修), a character in the anime and manga World Trigger
See also
- 11930 Osamu, a Main-belt Asteroid
- "Osamu's Birthday", a 1967 song on The United States of America's album Hard Coming Love
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