Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 明彦, 昭彦, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. A-KYEE-KHEE-KO [key · IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 明 (aki) or 昭 (aki) both meaning "bright" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name. Entry added November 16, 2019