Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 哲清, 哲聖, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TEH-TSOO-KEE-YO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear" combined with 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 聖 (kiyo) meaning "holy, sacred". Other kanji combinations can be used.