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Type Surname
Usage Japanese
Scripts 金城, 金木, 金気, 金喜, 兼城, 兼木, 鹿子木(Japanese Kanji) かねき(Japanese Hiragana) カネキ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. KAH-NEH-KEE  [key]

Meaning & History

This surname is used as 金城, 金木, 金気, 金喜, 兼城, 兼木 or 鹿子木 with 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold," 兼 (ken, ka.neru, -ka.neru) meaning "and, concurrently," 城 (jou, shiro, ki) meaning "castle," 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood," 気 (ki, ke, iki) meaning "air, atmosphere, mood, mind, spirit," 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in," 鹿 (roku, ka, shika) meaning "deer" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."
Added 6/15/2016 by Crystal
Edited yesterday by ShioTanbo1, Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou