Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 秀士, 秀史, 豪志, 豪士, 英志, 英嗣, 英, 英司, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HEE-DE-SHEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" combined with 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior". Other kanji combinations are possible. A famous bearer is Hideshi Matsuda, a Japanese car racer and TV reporter.