Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 半蔵, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はんぞう(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /häɰ̃.zo̞ː/ Meaning & History From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half" and 蔵 (zō) meaning "to hide". This name was borne by the noted samurai Hattori Hanzou (1542-1596). The name can also be formed from other kanji combinations.