Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 肇代, 初世, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HAH-TSOO-YO [key] Meaning & History From 初 (hatsu) meaning "first, original, beginning" or 肇 (hatsu) meaning "begin, start" combined with 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sunshine, male" or 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.