Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 観世(Japanese Kanji) かんぜ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kã̠n.ze̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Japanese 観世 (Kanze), a clipping of the given name 観世丸 (see Kanzemaru) or a variant reading of 観世 (Miyo), a clipping of the given name 観世丸 (see Miyomaru).