Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 金吉, 兼吉, 包吉, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KAH-NE-KEE-CHEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal", 兼 (kane) meaning "concurrently, in addition" or 包 (kane) meaning "yurt" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible.