Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 秋乃輔, 秋之助, 昭之助, 明之助, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-KEE-NO-SKE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining" or 明 (aki) meaning "clear, bright" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are also possible.