Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 冬緒, 冬生, 冬男, 冬夫, 冬雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. FUU-YUU-O [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.