Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 久子, 寿子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ひさこ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /çi.sä.ko̞/ Meaning & History From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" or 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.