Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts シノ子(Kanji/Katakana) 志乃子, 伎能子, 詩野子, 矢乃子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-NO-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.