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Yasuhiro Osako

安: Yasu

I was told by a Chinese man that this kanji is made up of a “roof” 宀 with the character of “woman” 女 

This means “one woman under a roof,” which can represent a sense of safety or peace of mind.

大 迫: Osako is a big valley. 

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Photo taken and name story provided on June 11, 2014 at the Japanese American National Museum for Discover Nikkei’s photo activity in conjunction with the Nikkei Names: ... More »

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