Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 清和, 清一, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KEE-YO-KAH-ZOO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 清 (kiyo, shi) meaning "clear, pure, clean" combined with 和 (kazu, wa) meaning "harmony, peace" or 一 (kazu, ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.