Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 正邦, 昌邦, 真邦, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. MAH-SAH-KOO-NEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 真 (masa) meaning "genuine, true, reality" combined with 邦 (kuni) meaning "home country, Japan". Other kanji combinations are possible. A famous bearer is Masakuni Yamamoto (1958-), Japanese footballer and manager.