Save Type Settlement Usage Japanese Scripts 西宮(Japanese Kanji) にしのみや(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɲi.ɕi.no̞.mi.jä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west", the unwritten possessive marker の (no), and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace". This is the name of a city in Japan.