Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 甫花, 甫香, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HO-KA [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 甫 (ho) meaning "beginning, for the first time" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.