Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 源一, 元一, 玄一, 厳一, etc.(Japanese Kanji) げんいち(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɡe̞ɰ̃.i.t͡ɕi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 源一 or 元一 or 玄一 or 厳一 (see Gen'ichi).