Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 日芽菜, 妃奈, 妃明菜, 姫菜, 姫雫, 姫名, 陽萌菜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HEE-ME-NAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.