Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 初栄太夫, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HAH-TSUU-E-DAH-YUU: [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "beginning, start, first", 栄 (e) meaning "glory, honour", 太 (da) meaning "thick, big" combined with 夫 (yuu) meaning "man, husband". Other kanji combinations are possible.