Save Type Surname (ornamental) Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 久染(Japanese Kanji) ひさぞめ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /çi.sä.zo̞.me̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time" and 染 (zome), the joining continuative form of 染める (someru) meaning "to dye", referring to the process of dying for a long time.