Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 依山, 夷山, 威山, 為山, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. EE-ZAHN [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely on", 夷 (i) meaning "Ainu", 威 (i) meaning "intimidate" or 為 (i) meaning "benefit" combined with 山 (zan) meaning "mountain". Other kanji combinations are possible.