Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 赫子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KAH-GAH-KO [key] Meaning & History From 赫 (kagaya) meaning "bright, shining" combined with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)". Other kanji combinations can be used.