Kazuo
For the Chinese county commonly known as Kazuo, see Harqin Left Wing Mongol Autonomous County.
| Kazuo | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
| Region of origin | Japan |
| [1] | |
Kazuo (カズオ, かずお) is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible spellings
It has several written forms, and the meaning depends on the characters used (usually kanji, but sometimes hiragana). Common forms include:
- 一雄: first son, first in leadership/excellence
- 一夫: first son
- 一男: first man/male
- 和夫: harmonious/peaceful man
- 和男: harmonious/peaceful man
- かずお (hiragana)
- カズオ (katakana)
Examples
- Kazuo Aoki, Japanese government minister during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and into World War II
- Kazuo Chiba (born 1940), aikido
- Kazuo Harada (died 1998), anime producer, audio director, and sound effects director
- Kazuo Hirai (平井一夫, born 1964), President/CEO of Sony Computer
- Kazuo Endo, Kobe earthquake survivor
- Kazuo Hashimoto, late Japanese inventor of Caller ID and the telephone answering machine, including the ansafone.
- Kazuo Hiramatsu, accounting scholar, president of Kwansei Gakuin University
- Kazuo Hirotsu (1891–1968), Japanese novelist and literary critic active in the Showa period of Japan
- Kazuo Ichinohe (born 1941), Japanese voice actor (stage name Shin Aomori)
- Kazuo Inamori (born 1932), Japanese businessman
- Kazuo Ishiguro (石黒一雄, born 1954), British author
- Kazuo Kitagawa (北側一雄, born 1953), Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Japanese Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi
- Kazuo Koike (小池一夫, born 1936), manga artist
- Kazuo Komizu (born 1946), Japanese film director
- Kazuo Kubokawa (窪川一雄, 1903–1943), astronomer
- Kazuo Matsui (松井稼頭央, born 1975), baseball player
- Kazuo Misaki (born 1976), Japanese professional mixed martial arts fighter and former judoka
- Kazuo Miyagawa (宮川一夫, 1908–1999), cinematographer
- Kazuo Mizutani (水谷和夫), Chief of Staff of Japanese Imperial Guard during the close of World War II
- Kazuo Nakanishi (1922–2003), briefly the leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate in the chaotic years of the Yama-Ichi War
- Kazuo Ohno (1906–2010), Japanese dancer associated with Butoh
- Kazuo Oka (born 1948), Japanese voice actor
- Kazuo Sakamaki (酒巻和男, 1918–1999), first prisoner of war held by the USA in World War II
- Kazuo Sakurada (born 1948), known as Mr. Sakurada) retired Japanese professional wrestler.
- Kazuo Taoka (田岡一雄, 1913–1981), Godfather of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate
- Kazuo Umezu (楳図かずお, born 1936), horror manga author
- Kazuo Watanabe (渡辺和郎, born 1955), astronomer
- Kazuo Yamada (1912–1991), Japanese conductor
Fictional characters
- Kazuo Kiriyama, the emotionless antagonist of Battle Royale
- Kazuo Nakano, character in Yudetamago's manga series Kinnikuman
- Kazuo Saki, brother of the Shredder from the animated TV series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Kazuo Uzuki, fictional baseball player that Topps created as an April Fools' Day hoax
Video games
- Kazuo or Go! Sudoku, is the name for the Japanese release of the PlayStation Portable puzzle game
- Kazuo Sawa is the name of a video game composer. Notable works include the soundtracks for The Battle of Olympus and Rivercity Ransom
- Kazuo Akuji is the leader of the Ronin in the Saints Row 2
References
- ↑ Kazuo - Meaning and origin of the name Kazuo Archived September 4, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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