Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 栞子, 汐里子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-O-ṘEE-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 栞 (shiori) meaning "bookmark" or 汐 (shio) meaning "evening tide, night tides", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.