Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 翁助, 翁介, 翁輔, 翁甫, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. o:-ske [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 翁 (ou) meaning "elderly man" combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 甫 (suke) meaning "begin". Other kanji combinations are possible.