Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 智尚, 朋直, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TO-MO-NAH-OH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 智 (tomo) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" or 尚 (nao) meaning "long time, esteem, respect". Other kanji combinations are usable.