Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 正邦, 昌邦, 真邦(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. MAH-SAH-KOO-NEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 真 (masa) meaning "true, reality" combined with 邦 (kuni) meaning "home country (usually refers to Japan)". Other kanji combinations are possible. A famous bearer is Masakuni Yamamoto, Japanese footballer and manager.