Meanings
Kazuo1
- A male given name from Japanese.
Kazuo2
- Synonym of Harqin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Several fragments of reddish-brown clay statuettes of the Hongshan culture, found at Dongshanzui [translating 東山嘴 /东山嘴] 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.
1997, Helmut Brinker, “On the Origin of the Human Image in Chinese Art”, in "Visions of Man in Chinese Art" with Selected Japanese Paintings, Kaikodo, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 281 more example
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.'
2006 March 5, “Ray of hope”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2024Synonyms: Harqin
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Harqin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Origin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 喀左.
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Kazuo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kazuo
“Kazuo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kazuo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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