Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 雅子, 正子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まさこ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /mä.sä.ko̞/ Meaning & History From Japanese 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Masako (1963-) is the current empress consort of Japan. This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji.