Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 千世穂, 千代保, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. CHEE-YO-HO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 代 (yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (yo) meaning "world" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" or 保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain". Other kanji combinations are possible.