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Tanaka

Tanaka proper noun: a surname from Japanese.

Proper noun

Tanaka (plural Tanakas)

  1. A surname from Japanese.

Forms of Tanaka

pluralTanakas

Origin of Tanaka

Borrowed from Japanese 田(た)中(なか) (tanaka).

Questions about Tanaka

What does Tanaka mean?
Tanaka means a surname from Japanese.
What part of speech is Tanaka?
Tanaka is a proper noun.

Words near Tanaka in the dictionary

  1. tanaids
  2. tanaim
  3. Tanaina
  4. Tanainas
  5. Tanais
  6. Tanaka
  7. Tanakas
  8. Tanakh
  9. Tanakhic
  10. Tanala
  11. tanalise

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