Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 仁志子, 西湖, 錦子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NEE-SHEE-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.