Tokuo
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Pronunciation | tokɯo (IPA) |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Tokuo is a masculine Japanese given name and surname. It may be written:[1]
- With two kanji, the first read [[[wikt:Category:Japanese kanji read as とく|Toku]]] Error: {{Lang}}: Non-latn text (pos 40)/Latn script subtag mismatch (help) (e.g. 徳 "virtue"; 督 "lead"; 篤 "sincere") and the second [[[wikt:Category:Japanese kanji read as お|o]]] Error: {{Lang}}: Non-latn text (pos 40)/Latn script subtag mismatch (help)
- With three kanji, the first two respectively read [[[wikt:Category:Japanese kanji read as と|To]]] Error: {{Lang}}: Non-latn text (pos 40)/Latn script subtag mismatch (help) and [[[wikt:Category:Japanese kanji read as く|ku]]] Error: {{Lang}}: Non-latn text (pos 40)/Latn script subtag mismatch (help) (e.g. 十九 "nineteen"), and the third read [[[wikt:Category:Japanese kanji read as お|o]]] Error: {{Lang}}: Non-latn text (pos 40)/Latn script subtag mismatch (help)
In given names, o is written with kanji meaning "masculine" or "male" (e.g. 雄, 夫, 男), while in surnames o may be written with a variety of kanji (e.g. 尾 "tail").[1]
Notable people with the given name include:
- Tokuo Yamamoto (山本 徳生, 1905–1994), Japanese painter
- Tokuo Kitani (木谷 徳雄, 1909–1947), Japanese speed skater
- Tokuo Yamashita (山下 徳夫, 1919–2014), Japanese politician
- Tokuo Takahashi (高橋 徳夫, born 1964), better known as Daizen Takahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Breen, Jim. "Japanese Names (ENAMDICT)". Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 11 May 2020.