Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 千伯, 知白, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. CHEE-HAH-KOO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom" combined with 伯 (haku) meaning "eldest brother" or 白 (haku) meaning "white (colour)". Other kanji combinations are also possible.