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Tanaka

田中たなか

Tanaka is one of the ten most common surnames in Japan. Its kanji read as rice field + middle.

Hiragana
たなか
Katakana
タナカ
Romaji (Hepburn)
Tanaka
Morae
3 たなか
How common
Top 10

The kanji

  1. 田rice fieldMountains & land
  2. 中middle, inside

As a full name

  • 田中 誠Makoto Tanaka
  • 田中 博Hiroshi Tanaka
  • 田中 薫Kaoru Tanaka
  • 田中 陸Riku Tanaka

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