Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 森人, 護人, 司人, 守臣, 守登, 盛人, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. MO-ṘEE-TO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest; woods" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible. A famous bearer is Morito Suganuma, a Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 8th dan in the Aikikai.