Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts えつし(Japanese Hiragana) 悦司, 悦史, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Meaning & History From Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased" and 司 (shi) meaning "an official, a director, a boss" or 史 (shi) meaning "history". Other kanji combinations are possible. A known bearer is Etsushi Toyokawa (1962-), a Japanese actor.