Kimio (きみお)
Kimio is read きみお and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 喜三男 and 喜三夫. All two are masculine.
Reading
き·み·お (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Masculine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Kimio
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 喜三男きみおMasculine
Joy + three
- 喜(き)— joy
- 三(み)— three
- 男(お)— name ending
- 喜三夫きみおMasculine
Joy + three
- 喜(き)— joy
- 三(み)— three
- 夫(お)— name ending
The kanji in Kimio
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 喜joy2 spellings
- 三three2 spellings
- 男name ending1 spelling
- 夫name ending1 spelling
Kimio 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.
Other names that use 喜 (joy)
Questions about Kimio
Is Kimio a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Kimio is masculine.
What does Kimio mean?
Kimio is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 喜三男 reads as "joy + three" and 喜三夫 reads as "joy + three". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Kimio be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 喜三男 and 喜三夫. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Kimio?
きみお is 3 beats: き · み · 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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