Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 幸兵衛, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KO:-BE: [key] Other Forms FormsKobei, Kōbei Meaning & History From Japanese 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness", 兵 (u) meaning "soldier" combined with 衛 (bei) meaning "defense, protection". Other kanji combinations are possible.