Yūsuke, Yusuke, or Yuusuke is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms Yūsuke can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:
勇介, "courage, mediate" 勇助, "courage, to help" 勇輔, "courage, to help" 勇祐, "courage, to help" 勇佑, "courage, to help" 勇丞, "courage, to help" 雄介, "masculinity, mediate" 雄助, "masculinity, to help" 雄輔, "masculinity, to help" 雄祐, "masculinity, to help" 雄佑, "masculinity, to help" 雄丞, "masculinity, to help" 友介, "friend, mediate" 友助, "friend, to help" 友輔, "friend, to help" 有介, "possessing/having, mediate" 由介, "reason, mediate" 裕祐, "abundant, to help" 柚介, "citron, mediate" 愉祐, "pleasure, to help"
The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうすけ or katakana ユウスケ.
Notable people with the name Yusuke Aihara (相原 裕介, born 1994), a Japanese professional vert skater Yusuke Chiba (, born 1968), Japanese singer who formerly sang for Thee Michelle Gun Elephant and is the founder of the garage rock band The Birthday Yusuke Fujimoto (, born 1975), Japanese former heavyweight kickboxer , Japanese jockey Yusuke Hagihara (, 1897–1979), Japanese astronomer known for his contributions to celestial mechanics Yusuke Hashiba (, 1851-1921), Japanese archaeologist Yusuke Hatanaka (, born 1985), Japanese cyclist Yusuke Hatano (, born 1986), Japanese composer and arranger Yusuke Hayashi (, born 1990), Japanese footballer Yusuke Higa (, born 1989), Japanese footballer who plays for the Yokohama F. Marinos Yusuke Hino (, born 1985), Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese shogi player , Japanese footballer Yusuke Iseya (, born 1976), Japanese actor Yusuke Kamiji (, born 1979), Japanese actor, singer, and tarento Yusuke Kaneko (, born 1976), Japanese ski jumper Yusuke Kato (加藤 友介, born 1986), Japanese footballer, who plays for Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. in the Thai Premier League Yusuke Kobori (, born 1981), retired Japanese professional boxer and former WBA lightweight champion Yuusuke (musician) (, full name Yusuke Kuniyoshi , born 1985), musician and one of the two vocalists of the hard rock band High and Mighty Color Yusuke Matsui (, born 1987), Japanese baseball player Yusuke Mine (峰 祐介, born 1934), Japanese actor best known for his role on the 26-lesson TV program Let's Learn Japanese Yusuke Mori (, born 1980), Japanese footballer who plays for Tokyo Verdy , Japanese curler Yusuke Murata (, born 1978), Japanese manga artist Yusuke Naora (, born 1971), Japanese video game art director and character designer at Square Enix , Japanese footballer , Japanese long-distance runner , Japanese rugby union player Yusuke Numata (, born 1968), Japanese voice actor Yusuke Oeda (, 1935–2010), Japanese professional Go player Yusuke Okada (basketball) (, born 1984), Japanese basketball player Yusuke Omi (近江 友介, born 1946), Japanese footballer Yusuke Saikawa (斉川 雄介, born 1985), Japanese former soccer player Yusuke Sato (, born 1977), Japanese footballer Yusuke Shimada (, born 1982), Japanese footballer , Japanese water polo player , Japanese voice actor Yusuke Suzuki (racewalker) (, born 1988), Japanese racewalker Yusuke Santamaria (, real name Yusuke Nakayama , born 1971), Japanese singer and actor Yusuke Takahashi (, born 1997), Japanese tennis player , Japanese long-distance runner Yusuke Tanaka (football forward) (, born 1986), a Japanese footballer who plays for the J. League team JEF United Ichihara Chiba Yusuke Tanaka (football defender) (, born 1986), Japanese footballer who plays for the J. League team Kawasaki Frontale Yusuke Tanaka (gymnast), Japanese gymnast who competed for Japan in the 2012 Summer Olympics Yusuke Tomoi (, born 1980), Japanese actor from Hokkaidō Japan , Japanese baseball player , Japanese shogi player Yusuke Yachi (, born 1980), Japanese race walker Yusuke Yada (, born 1983), Japanese footballer currently playing for Kataller Toyama Yusuke Yamagata (, born 1986), Japanese footballer Yusuke Yamamoto (, born 1988), Japanese actor from Aichi Japan
Fictional characters Yusuke Amamiya (), a character in the Super Sentai television series Choujuu Sentai Liveman Yusuke Fujisaki (), the main character of Sket Dance anime and manga Yusuke Fujiwara (), a character in the anime spin-off series Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Yusuke Godai (), the main character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider Kuuga Yusuke Kitagawa (), a playable character from Persona 5 Yusuke Makishima (), a character of Yowamushi Pedal Yusuke Oda (小田 裕介), a character of Hajime no Ippo Yusuke Tozawa (斗沢 祐介), a recurring character of Witchblade Yusuke Yoshino (), a character from the visual novel, manga, and anime Clannad Yusuke Urameshi (), the main character in the YuYu Hakusho anime and manga series