Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 清悌, 聖悌, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KEE-YO-YAH-SOO [key] Meaning & History From 廉 (kiyo) meaning "clean, honest, inexpensive" or 潔 (kiyo) meaning "pure" combined with 悌 (yasu) meaning "respect for one's elders, filial piety". Other kanji combinations can be used.