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Around the world, 修 (修 , Osamu ) is quite a common mostly male, but infrequently feminine first name. The first name 修 is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, China, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom girly name, and Tanzania, where it is a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, Japan, and Nigeria. More prevalently, 修 is the last name as well as the forename.
修 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Osamu Dazai , the Fictional character from Bungo Stray Dogs and Osamu Yamanami .