Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts カツラコ(Japanese Katakana) 桂子, 葛子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KAH-TSUU-ṘAH-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 桂 (katsura) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree" or 葛 (katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.