Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 雛葵, 日向葵, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HEE-NAH-KEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, young bird" or 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place" combined with 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock". Other kanji combinations are possible.