Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 精子, 綺羅子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KEE-ṘAH-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 精 (kira) meaning "polishing, refining" or 綺 (ki) meaning "elegant, beautiful" and 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.