Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 明彦, 昭彦, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あきひこ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. A-KYEE-KHEE-KO 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.