Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 七郎左衛門, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-CHEE-ṘO:-ZAH-E-MON [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 七 (shichi) meaning "seven", 郎 (rou) meaning "son", 左 (za) meaning "left", 衛 (e) meaning "defense, protection" combined with 門 (mon) meaning "gate". Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.