Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 縁子, 紫子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. YUU-KAH-ṘEE-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 縁 (yukari) meaning "rim, edge" or 紫 (yukari) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.