Save Type Surname Usage Japanese Scripts 草彅(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KOO-SA-NA-GEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass" and 彅 (nagi) meaning "cutter". A notable bearer of this surname is actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅 剛, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, 1974–).