Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 淳, 敦, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あつし(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ä.t͡sɨᵝ.ɕi/ Meaning & History From Japanese 淳 (atsushi) meaning "pure" or 敦 (atsushi) meaning "kindness, honesty". This name can also be formed from other kanji or kanji combinations.