Shizuo (しずお)

Shizuo is read しずお and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 志津夫, 志津雄 and 慎夫. All three are masculine.

Reading

し·ず·お (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Shizuo

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

  • 志津夫
    しずお
    Masculine

    Aspiration

    • 志(し)— aspiration
    • 津(ず)— chosen for sound
    • 夫(お)— name ending
  • 志津雄
    しずお
    Masculine

    Aspiration

    • 志(し)— aspiration
    • 津(ず)— chosen for sound
    • 雄(お)— name ending
  • 慎夫
    しずお
    Masculine

    Prudent

    • 慎— prudent
    • 夫— name ending

The kanji in Shizuo

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

  • 志aspiration2 spellings
  • 津chosen for sound2 spellings
  • 夫name ending2 spellings
  • 雄name ending1 spelling
  • 慎prudent1 spelling

Shizuo 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.

Shizuka (しずか)Shizuku (しずく)Shizuki (しずき)Shizuru (しずる)

Shizuo on our lists

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Questions about Shizuo

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

In our data every spelling of Shizuo is masculine.

What does Shizuo mean?

Shizuo is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 志津夫 reads as "aspiration", 志津雄 reads as "aspiration" and 慎夫 reads as "prudent". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Shizuo be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 志津夫, 志津雄 and 慎夫. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Shizuo?

しずお is 3 beats: し · ず · 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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