Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 青, 亜央, 亜夫(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-O [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue" or from Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" or 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other kanji combinations are possible.