Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 菜以亜, 奈以亜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NAH-EE-AH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 以 (i) meaning "compared to" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.