75%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 千代, 千世, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. CHEE-YO [key · IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible. Categories authors, common Edo Period names, Gundam characters, My Hero Academia characters, Prison School characters, Sekirei characters, top 10 in Japan Entry updated May 31, 2018