Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 喜代忠, 清正, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KEE-YO-TAH-DAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 代 (yo) meaning "generation" combined with 正 (tada, tadashi, masa) meaning "correct, proper, justice" or 忠 (tada, tadashi, chu) meaning "loyalty". Other kanji combinations are possible.