Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 一, 依稚, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. EE-CHEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" or from Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely on, be set in" combined with 稚 (chi) meaning "young, immature, childhood". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.