Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 久英, 尚英, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KHEE-SAH-KHEE-DE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" or 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan" and 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine", as well as other combinations of kanji.