Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 哲伝, 鉄伝, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TEH-TSOO-DEN [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear" or 鉄 (tetsu) meaning "iron" combined with 伝 (den), meaning "communicate, transmit, legend, tradition". Other kanji combinations are possible.