Masao (まさお)
Masao is read まさお and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 允雄 and 雅央. All two are masculine.
Reading
ま·さ·お (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Masculine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Masao
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 允雄まさおMasculine
Sincerity
- 允(まさ)— sincerity
- 雄(お)— name ending
- 雅央まさおMasculine
Elegant + center
- 雅(まさ)— elegant
- 央(お)— center
The kanji in Masao
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 允sincerity1 spelling
- 雄name ending1 spelling
- 雅elegant1 spelling
- 央center1 spelling
Masao 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 允 (sincerity)
Questions about Masao
Is Masao a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Masao is masculine.
What does Masao mean?
Masao is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 允雄 reads as "sincerity" and 雅央 reads as "elegant + center". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Masao be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 允雄 and 雅央. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Masao?
まさお is 3 beats: ま · さ · 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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