Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 芹怜菜, 汐玲菜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SE-ṘE-NAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 芹 (se) meaning "celery" or 汐 (se) meaning "evening tide; night tides; ebb", 怜 (re) meaning "pity, sympathize" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.