100%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 克美, 克己, 勝美, 勝巳, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かつみ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. KA-TSOO-MEE [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome" or 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 己 (mi) meaning "self". Other kanji combinations having the same pronunciation can also form this name.