Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 朋絵子, 友絵子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TO-MO-E-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 朋, 友 (tomo) meaning "friend", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.