Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 利保子, 梨穂子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. REE-HO-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 保 (ho) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.