Given name & surname · Chinese · Japanese
治
“water”
治 is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Osamu.
Meaning & origin
治’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 治 can be written in the Roman alphabet as OSAMU.
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Across languages 9
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People named 治
- Osamu TezukaJapanese cartoonist and animator (1928–1989)
- Osamu DazaiJapanese author1909–1948
- Emperor Gaozong of TangEmperor of the Tang Dynasty (628-683) (r. 649-683)
- Osamu AkimotoJapanese manga artist (1952-)
- Osamu HamanakaJapanese baseball playerborn 1978
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