Kazuo

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Kazuo

1. A male given name from Japanese

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 喀左.

Proper noun

Kazuo

1. Synonym of Harqin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • 1997, Helmut Brinker, “On the Origin of the Human Image in Chinese Art”, in "Visions of Man in Chinese Art" with Selected Japanese Paintings‎^[1], Kaikodo, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 28:

     Several fragments of reddish-brown clay statuettes of the Hongshan culture, found at Dongshanzui in Kazuo county, Liaoning province and dating to 3500 B.C., all seem to be kneeling or seated figures of about half life-size or smaller.

   • 2006 March 5, “Ray of hope”, in South China Morning Post‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 10, 2024:

     She plans to expand further if she can find the money for an orphanage on the Gansu-Ningxia border and two more homes for the children of convicts, one in Kazuo county, an ethnic Mongolian area in Liaoning province, and another in Ningxia for Muslim children. 'In these regions, people are poor and the crime rates are higher.'

   • 2011 October 14, “Vengeful villager stones elderly enemy to death”, in China Daily Europe‎^[3], archived from the original on 31 July 2022:

     An 86-year-old man in Kazuo county, Liaoning province, killed his neighbor over something that happened 61 years ago because he said he wanted to get revenge before his death.

Japanese

Romanization

Kazuo

1. Rōmaji transcription of かずお