Save Type Surname Usage Japanese Scripts 花上, 花植, 華上, 華植(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HAH-NAH-OO-EE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" or 華 (hana) meaning "flower, petal" combined with 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper, superior" or 植 (ue) meaning "planting".