Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 薫子, 馨子, 香子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かおる子(Kanji/Hiragana) かおるこ(Japanese Hiragana) カオルコ(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. KA-O-ROO-KO [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Kaoru combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."