Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 千紗代, 千佐世, 知沙代, 智沙代, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. CHEE-SAH-YO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.