title: Tomoyasu
text: # Tomoyasu
  
  Tomoyasu is a masculine Japanese given name.
  
  ## Possible writings
  
  Tomoyasu can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:
  
  * 友康, "friend, healthy"
  * 友安, "friend, peaceful"
  * 友靖, "friend, peaceful"
  * 友泰, "friend, peaceful"
  * 友保, "friend, preserve"
  * 知康, "know, healthy"
  * 知安, "know, peaceful"
  * 知泰, "know, peaceful"
  * 知保, "know, preserve"
  * 知易, "know, divination"
  * 智康, "intellect, healthy"
  * 智安, "intellect, peaceful"
  * 智靖, "intellect, peaceful"
  * 共安, "together, peaceful"
  * 朋泰, "companion, peaceful"
  * 朝靖, "morning/dynasty, peaceful"
  * 朝安, "morning/dynasty, peaceful"
  * 朝保, "morning/dynasty, preserve"
  
  The name can also be written in hiragana ともやす or katakana トモヤス.
  
  ## Notable people with the name
  
  * Tomoyasu Ando (安藤 智安, born 1974), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoyasu Asaoka (浅岡 朝泰, 1962-2021), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoyasu Hirose (廣瀬 智靖, born 1989), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoyasu Hotei (布袋 寅泰, born 1962), Japanese musician
  * Tomoyasu Mimura (三村 智保, born 1969), Japanese Go player
  * Tomoyasu Sagara (相良 知安, 1836–1906), Dutch-trained Japanese physician
  