Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 一久, 和久, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /kä.zɨᵝ.çi.sä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" or 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago". Other kanji combinations are also possible.