Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 貞次, 定次, 禎路, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SAH-DAH-ZHEE [key] Meaning & History From 禎 (sada) meaning "auspicious, divine grace, straight" or 定 (sada) meaning "determine, establish, decide" and 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations can be used.