Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 歩采, 歩士, 歩知, 歩都, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-YUU-TO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk" combined with 采 (to) meaning "collect, gather", 士 (to) meaning "samurai, warrior", 知 (to) meaning "to know" or 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.