Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 愛代子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-EE-YO-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 愛 (ai, ito, mana) meaning "love, affection" and 代 (yo) meaning "world, society" combined with 子 (ko, shi, su) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.