Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 寅輔, 寅助, 虎介, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TO-ṘAH-SKE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 寅 (tora) meaning "the Tiger, the third of the twelve Earthly Branches" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.