Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 紅花, 紅華, 紅加, 紅霞, 紅香, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. BE-NEE-KAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 霞 (ka) meaning "mist" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.