Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 悦人, 越藤, 越斗, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. EH-TSOO-TO [key] Meaning & History From 悦 (etsu) meaning "delight, pleasure, rejoicing" or 越 (etsu) meaning "crossing" combined with 通 (to) meaning "to pass through". Other kanji combinations can be used.