Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 橘男, 橘夫, 橘雄, 橘郎, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KEE-TSUU-O [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 橘 (kitsu) meaning "orange, tangerine" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.