Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 柏人, 白斗, 白杜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HAH-KUU-TO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 柏 (haku) meaning "oak" or 白 (haku) meaning "white" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 杜 (to) meaning "woods; grove". Other kanji combinations are possible.