Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 磨唯子, 摩夕子, 満柚子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. MAH-YOO-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 磨/摩 (ma) meaning "shine, polish" combined with 悠 (yu) meaning "permanence, calm, quiet, leisure" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.