Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 田中(Japanese Kanji) たなか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. TA-NA-KA  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "dweller in the rice fields", from Japanese (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and (naka) meaning "middle".
Entry updated April 25, 2021