Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 憲安, 典安, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NO-REE-YAH-SOO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 憲 (nori) meaning "law" or 典 (nori) meaning "rule, ceremony" combined with 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 坦 (yasu) meaning "flat, smooth, level". Other kanji combinations are possible.