Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 延和, 伸和, 延一, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NO-BOO-KAH-ZOO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch" or 伸 (nobu) meaning "extend, stretch, open" combined with 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace". Other kanji combinations are also possible.