Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 歌三, 歌蔵, 歌藏, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. OO-TAH-ZO: [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three", 蔵 (zou) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" or 藏 (zou) meaning "storing place; depository". Other kanji combinations are possible.