Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 甘茶, 緒子, 小子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. CHO-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 甘 (cho) meaning "sweet", 緒 (cho) meaning "thread" or 小 (cho) meaning "small, little" combined with 茶 (ko) meaning "tea" or 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be possible.