Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 大之助, 台之助, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /dä.i.no̞.sɨᵝ.ke̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are possible.