Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 維周, 雅親, 雅務, 匡史, 将慎, 将睦, 昌周, 政愛, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. MAH-SAH-CHEE-KAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 維 (masa) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up" combined with 周 (chika) meaning "circumference". Other kanji combinations are also possible.A famous bearer is Masachika Ichimura, a Japanese actor and voice actor.