Save Gender Masculine Usage Popular Culture Scripts 殺生丸(Japanese Kanji) Other Forms FormsSesshōmaru Meaning & History From Japanese 殺 (sechi) meaning "to kill", 生 (sho) meaning "life", and 丸 (maru) meaning "whole, round, circle". This is the name of Inuyasha's older half-brother in the manga and anime series 'Inuyasha'.