Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 凛乃子, 梨乃子, 莉暖子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りの 子(Kanji/Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. ṘEE-NO-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.