Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 和明, 和昭, 一朗(Japanese Kanji) かずあき(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. kah-zoo-ah-kee [key] Meaning & History From Japanese kanji 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" or 一 (kazu) meaning "one" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "bright" or 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear" or 昭 (aki) meaning "shining". Other kanji combinations are possible.