Ikuo (いくお)

Ikuo is read いくお and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 以久男, 伊久夫 and 育緒. One is feminine and two are masculine.

Reading

い·く·お (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Mostly masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Ikuo

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 以久男
    いくお
    Masculine

    Long-lasting

    • 以(い)— chosen for sound
    • 久(く)— long-lasting
    • 男(お)— name ending
  • 伊久夫
    いくお
    Masculine

    Long-lasting

    • 伊(い)— chosen for sound
    • 久(く)— long-lasting
    • 夫(お)— name ending
  • 育緒
    いくお
    Feminine

    Raise + beginning

    • 育(いく)— raise
    • 緒(お)— beginning

The kanji in Ikuo

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 久long-lasting2 spellings
  • 以chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 男name ending1 spelling
  • 伊chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 夫name ending1 spelling
  • 育raise1 spelling
  • 緒beginning1 spelling

Ikuo with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Ichika (いちか)Itsuki (いつき)Isamu (いさむ)Ibuki (いぶき)

Ikuo on our lists

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Questions about Ikuo

Is Ikuo a boy's or a girl's name?

It depends on the spelling: 以久男 is masculine, 伊久夫 is masculine and 育緒 is feminine.

What does Ikuo mean?

Ikuo is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 以久男 reads as "long-lasting", 伊久夫 reads as "long-lasting" and 育緒 reads as "raise + beginning". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Ikuo be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 以久男, 伊久夫 and 育緒. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Ikuo?

いくお is 3 beats: い · く · お. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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