57%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 裕人, 裕仁, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ひろひと(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. KHEE-RO-KHEE-TO [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant" and 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 仁 (hito) meaning "compassionate". Hirohito (1901-1989), name written 裕仁, was the emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989. Different combinations of kanji can also form this name. Categories emperors, history, people, world leaders