Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 尚男, 尚夫, 尚雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NAH-O [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 尚 (nao) meaning "still, as always" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.