Tokio
Tokio Kano (1935–2017), Japanese politician
Pronunciationtokʲio (IPA)
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used

Tokio is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Tokio can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

  • 時雄, "hour, masculine"
  • 時男, "hour, man"
  • 時夫, "hour, husband"
  • 刻雄, "engrave, masculine"
  • 刻男, "engrave, man"
  • 刻夫, "engrave, husband"
  • 晨雄, "morning, masculine"
  • 期雄, "period, masculine"
  • 登喜夫, "climb up, rejoice, husband"
  • 登紀夫, "climb up, chronicle, husband"

The name can also be written in hiragana ときお or katakana トキオ.

Notable people with the name

  • Tokio Fukuda (福田 時雄, 1915–2001), Japanese hurdler
  • Tokio Hatamoto (畑本 時央, born 1992), Japanese footballer
  • Tokio Kano (加納 時男, 1935–2017), Japanese politician
  • Tokio Sato (佐藤 常貴雄, born 1942), Japanese cross-country skier
  • Tokio Seki (関 時男, born 1944), Japanese actor and voice actor
  • Tokio Takeuchi (竹内 時男, 1894–1944), Japanese physicist
  • Tokio Tasaka (田阪 登紀夫, born 1947), Japanese table tennis player
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