Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 広近, 広周, 広親, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HEE-ṘO-CHEE-KAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 広 (hiro) meaning "vast, wide" combined with 近 (chika) meaning "nearby, close", 周 (chika) meaning "circuit, lap" or 親 (chika) meaning "parent, elder". Other kanji combinations are also possible.