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Fujio 藤雄 – Japanese boy given name

Fujio (藤雄) is read ふじお and has 3 syllables. It is mostly used for boys. Written as 藤雄, the characters mean: wisteria + masculine. This reading can be written with at least 46 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 10 to 30 strokes in total.

About the name Fujio

Fujio (藤雄 or 富士夫) means wisteria hero or Mount Fuji man. The manga artist Fujiko Fujio used a pen name of the same sound.

How to write Fujio in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
藤雄	ふじお	wisteria + masculine	30
富士夫	ふじお	wealth + gentleman + husband	19
不二夫	ふじお	negative + two + husband	10
藤生	ふじお	wisteria + life	23
藤男	ふじお	wisteria + male	25
藤夫	ふじお	wisteria + husband	22

Meanings are literal translations of each kanji. Names are often chosen for sound, so the intended meaning can differ.

The kanji in Fujio

藤

wisteria

18 strokes, taught in secondary school

On: トウ、ドウ Kun: ふじ

雄

masculine, male, hero, leader

12 strokes, taught in secondary school

On: ユウ Kun: お、おす、おん

富

wealth, enrich, abundant

12 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 5

On: フ、フウ Kun: と、とみ

士

gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical

3 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 4

On: シ Kun: さむらい

夫

husband, man

4 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 4

On: フ、フウ、ブ Kun: おっと、それ

不

negative, non-, bad, ugly

4 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 4

On: フ、ブ

二

two, two radical

2 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: ニ、ジ Kun: ふた、ふたたび

Fujio in different scripts

Romaji	Fujio
Hiragana	ふじお
Katakana	フジオ
Kanji (most common)	藤雄

Full name examples

Fujio Yuki (Japanese order: 結城藤雄, ゆうきふじお)
Fujio Kono (Japanese order: 河野藤雄, こうのふじお)
Fujio Maki (Japanese order: 牧藤雄, まきふじお)

How to pronounce Fujio

Break it into 2 parts: fu · jio. Japanese has no stressed syllables like English, so say each part with the same length and the same weight. The 3 sound units are written ふじお.

Questions about Fujio

What does Fujio mean in Japanese?

Fujio has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 藤雄, combines these meanings: wisteria + masculine. Other spellings include 富士夫 (wealth + gentleman + husband), 不二夫 (negative + two + husband), 藤生 (wisteria + life).

How do you write Fujio in kanji?

The most common way is 藤雄 (ふじお). It can also be written 富士夫, 不二夫, 藤生, 藤男, 藤夫.

How do you write Fujio in katakana?

Fujio is フジオ in katakana and ふじお in hiragana.

Is Fujio a boy or girl name?

Fujio is mostly used for boys.

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Other names that use 藤

藤: wisteria

Tono 藤乃

Names with a similar sound

Fujiko 二子