Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts なな代(Kanji/Hiragana) 奈々代, 菜採世, 七夜, 南奈世, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NAH-NAH-YO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 採 (na) meaning "collect, gather" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.