Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 葵花, 葵華, 葵香, 蒼花, 碧花, 藍華, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-O-KAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 葵 (ao) meaning "hollyhock" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.