Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 明孝, 昭孝, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. A-KEE-TA-KA [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 明 (aki) or 昭 (aki) both meaning "bright" combined with 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" or 貴 (taka) meaning "expensive, valuable". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.