Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 晏気子, 朱子, 曙子, 明子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-KE-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 晏 (a) meaning "late in the day", 気 (ke) meaning "spirit; mood" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.