Tanaka
| Tanaka |
| Family name |
| Pronunciation |
Tanaka |
| Meaning |
varies |
| Region of origin |
Japanese |
| Footnotes: [1] |
Tanaka (たなか?) is the fourth most common Japanese surname. The surname "Tanaka" refers to several different surnames written with different kanji: ricefield & middle (田中?), many & middle (多中?), many & relationship (多仲?), another & middle (他中?), shelf & low (棚下?), shelf & summer (棚夏?), many & name & congratulation (多名賀?).
People
Fictional characters
- Isuro Tanaka, from the feature film Major League II
- Ken Tanaka, football coach from the television series Glee
- Mariko Tanaka, from Wing Commander
- Mr. Tanaka, from Sonic X
- Mr. Tanaka, from the anime Gantz
- President Tanaka, from Persona 3
- Shinichiro Tanaka, from Battle Royale (film, Special Edition)
- Shinji Tanaka, from Yakuza (video game)
- Souichirou Tanaka, a character from Genshiken
- Tanaka, previous Head Butler of the Phantomhive household, a character from Black Butler
- Tanaka Kazuya, from School Rumble
- Taro Tanaka, from Taro the Space Alien (Uchūjin Tanaka Tarō)
- Tiger Tanaka, from the James Bond novel and film You Only Live Twice
- Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka, guitar player from BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
- Umenomori's Butler, Tanaka Mayoi Neko Overrun
- Ichiro Tanaka, character from Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
- Tanaka, the Usami household butler in Junjo Romantica
- Tanaka, the household servant in Full Moon o Sagashite
- Tanaka, from Kimi ni Todoke
Other
References
See also