Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 野茂子, 野萌子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NO-MO-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "area, field", 茂 (mo) meaning "overgrown; luxuriant, thickly growing, lush" or 萌 (mo) meaning "bud, sprout" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.