Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts あさな(Japanese Hiragana) 旭菜, 朝菜, 朝南, 麻菜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-SAH-NAH [key] Meaning & History 旭 (asa) meaning "rising sun", 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" or 麻 (asa) meaning "flax" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (na) meaning "south". Other kanji combinations are also possible.