Masanao (まさなお)

Masanao is read まさなお and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 雅直 and 雅尚. All two are masculine.

Reading

ま·さ·な·お (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Masanao

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

  • 雅直
    まさなお
    Masculine

    Elegant + honest

    • 雅(まさ)— elegant
    • 直(なお)— honest
  • 雅尚
    まさなお
    Masculine

    Elegant + esteem

    • 雅(まさ)— elegant
    • 尚(なお)— esteem

The kanji in Masanao

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

  • 雅elegant2 spellings
  • 直honest1 spelling
  • 尚esteem1 spelling

Masanao with common surnames

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Masanao on our lists

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Questions about Masanao

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

In our data every spelling of Masanao is masculine.

What does Masanao mean?

Masanao is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 雅直 reads as "elegant + honest" and 雅尚 reads as "elegant + esteem". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Masanao be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 雅直 and 雅尚. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Masanao?

まさなお is 4 beats: ま · さ · な · 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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