Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts かつよ(Japanese Hiragana) 勝代, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KAH-TSOO-YO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome" or 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.