Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 纂, 敦, 厚, 暖, 淳, 阿鶴, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-TSOO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 纂 (atsu) meaning "gather, compile", 敦 (atsu) meaning "affinity, kindness", or 篤 (atsu) meaning "cordial, faithful, sincere". Other kanji or kanji combinations can be used.