Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 田中(Japanese Kanji) たなか(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /tä.nä.kä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "dweller in the rice fields", from Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle". Related Names Rootsta + naka Categories ballerinas, bass guitarists, Swimming Hall of Famers, Tokyo Vice characters