Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 喜代観, 聖観, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KEE-YO-AH-KEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 代 (yo) meaning "generation" combined with 観 (aki) meaning "see, observe, view, appearance" or 燿 (aki) meaning "shine, sparkle". Other kanji combinations are possible.