Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 月明, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. GE-TSUU-ME: [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 月明 (getsumei) meaning "moonlight", combined with 月 (getsu) meaning "moon" and 明 (mei) meaning "bright, clear, tomorrow". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.