Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 桂男, 桂夫, 桂雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KAH-TSUU-ṘAH-O [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 桂 (katsura) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.