Surname · Chinese · Japanese
田中
“rice paddy”·“center”
田中 (Tanaka) is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Tanaka.
Meaning & origin
What it means
田中 is built from elements meaning “rice paddy” and “center”.
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田中’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 田中 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as TANAKA. In Japanese usage, 田中 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Denchū. In Japanese usage, 田中 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Dentyuu.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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