Save Type Settlement Usage Japanese Scripts 中野(Japanese Kanji) なかの(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /nä.kä.no̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness". This is the name of a special ward of Tokyo as well as a city in Nagano Prefecture.