80%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 昭夫, 昭男, 昭雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あきお(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. A-KYEE-O [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 昭 (aki) meaning "bright, luminous" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are also possible. Categories baseball players, Hayao Miyazaki characters, heroes, isograms, light, Revolutionary Girl Utena characters