Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 勝徳, 優成, 克匠, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KAH-TSOO-NAH-ROO [key] Meaning & History From 勝 (shou, ka.tsu, katsu, -ga.chi, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "excel, prevail, victory, win" and combined with 徳 (naru, toku) meaning "virtue". Other kanji combinations can be used.