Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 陽介, 洋介, 洋右, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ようすけ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /jo̞ː.sɨᵝ.ke̞/, /jo̞ː.ske̞/ Meaning & History From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" or 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.