Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts のあと(Japanese Hiragana) 希亜斗, 希空斗, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NO-AH-TO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 希 (no) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 空 (a) meaning "sky" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are possible.