Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 一子, 士子, 仁子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HEE-TO-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 一 (hito) meaning "one", 士 (hito) meaning "samurai, warrior" or 仁 (hito) meaning "benevolence" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.