Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 観世丸(Japanese Kanji) かんぜまる(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. KAN-ZEH-MA-ROO [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 観世 (Kanze), a clipping of 観世音 (Kanzeon) meaning "Avalokiteshvara" combined with 丸 (maru) meaning "circle".Other character combinations are possible.