Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 薩陽, 察世, 左都昌, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SAH-TSOO-YO [key] Meaning & History From 薩 (satsu) meaning "Buddha, salvation" or 察 (satsu) meaning "guess" combined with 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations can be used.