Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 逸子, 慈子, 淑子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. EE-TSUU-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 慈 (itsu) meaning "mercy", 逸 (itsu) "flee, escape, break loose" or 淑 (itsu) meaning "graceful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.