Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 秀勝, 英克, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KHEE-DEH-KAH-TSOO [key] Meaning & History From 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" or 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 克 (katsu) meaning "to overcome". Other kanji combinations can be used.