Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 初彦, 発彦, 廿彦, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HAH-TSOO-KHEE-TO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 廿 (hatsu) meaning "twenty", 肇 (hatsu) meaning "begin, start", or 発 (hatsu) meaning "set off, depart, emit, discharge" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are usable.