Save Type Settlement Usage Japanese Scripts 八王子(Japanese Kanji) はちおうじ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. HA-CHEE-O-ZHEE [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "eight princes" in Japanese, from 八 (hachi), meaning "eight", 王 (ō), meaning "king", and 子 (shi), meaning "child". This is the name of a city and a former castle in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.