Kazuo
| Kazuo | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | KAH-zoo-oh |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Multiple meanings depending on the kanji used. |
| Region of origin | Japan |
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Kazuo (和夫, カズオ, かずお) is a Japanese given name for males.
Alternate writings
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)
Real People
- 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 (born 1964), 平井一夫, 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 (born 1954), 石黒一雄, British author
- Kazuo Kitagawa (born 1953), 北側一雄, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Japanese Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi
- Kazuo Koike (born 1936), 小池一夫, manga artist
- Kazuo Komizu (born 1946), Japanese film director
- Kazuo Kubokawa (1903–1943), 窪川一雄, astronomer
- Kazuo Matsui (born 1975), 松井稼頭央, baseball player
- Kazuo Misaki (born 1976), Japanese professional mixed martial arts fighter and former judoka
- Kazuo Miyagawa (1908–1999), 宮川一夫, 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 (1918–1999), 酒巻和男, 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 (1913–1981), 田岡一雄, Godfather of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate
- Kazuo Umezu (born 1936), 楳図かずお, horror manga author
- Kazuo Watanabe (born 1955), 渡辺和郎, astronomer
- Kazuo Yamada (1912–1991), Japanese conductor
- Kazuo Chaed (born 2002), 和男, artist
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