Save 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 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle". Categories ballerinas, bass guitarists