Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 勝彦, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KAH-TSOO-KHEE-KO [key] Meaning & History From 勝 (shou, ka.tsu, katsu, -ga.chi, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "excel, prevail, victory, win" and combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations can be used instead.