Yoshio (よしお)

Yoshio is read よしお and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 悦夫, 佳生 and 佳男. All three are masculine.

Reading

よ·し·お (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yoshio

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

  • 悦夫
    よしお
    Masculine

    Delight

    • 悦(よし)— delight
    • 夫(お)— name ending
  • 佳生
    よしお
    Masculine

    Beautiful + life

    • 佳(よし)— beautiful
    • 生(お)— life
  • 佳男
    よしお
    Masculine

    Beautiful

    • 佳(よし)— beautiful
    • 男(お)— name ending

The kanji in Yoshio

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

  • 佳beautiful2 spellings
  • 悦delight1 spelling
  • 夫name ending1 spelling
  • 生life1 spelling
  • 男name ending1 spelling

Yoshio with common surnames

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

Other names that use 悦 (delight)

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Questions about Yoshio

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

In our data every spelling of Yoshio is masculine.

What does Yoshio mean?

Yoshio is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 悦夫 reads as "delight", 佳生 reads as "beautiful + life" and 佳男 reads as "beautiful". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yoshio be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 悦夫, 佳生 and 佳男. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Yoshio?

よしお is 3 beats: よ · し · 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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