Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 如杏奈, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. JO-AHN-NAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 如 (jo) meaning "to seem", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Joanna.