Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 美月, 光希, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みつき(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /mi.t͡sɨᵝ.kʲi/, /mit͡s.kʲi/ Meaning & History From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". It can also come from 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", as well as several other kanji combinations.