Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts ナナキ(Japanese Katakana) ななお(Japanese Hiragana) 七緒, 菜々緒, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NA-NA-O [key] Meaning & History From 七 (nana) meaning "seven" and 緒 (o) meaning "thread". Other kanji combinations can be used.