Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 朱里子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-KAH-REE-KO [key] Meaning & History It could be from 朱 (aka) meaning "vermilion red" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations are possible.