Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 百合男, 百合夫, 百合郎, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. YOO-ṘEE-O [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.A famous bearer is Yurio Matsui, Japanese lyricist.