Naha

American  

[nah-hah] / ˈnɑ hɑ /

noun

1. a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.

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Naha British  

/ ˈnɑːhə /

noun

1. a port in S Japan, on the SW coast of Okinawa Island: chief city of the Ryukyu Islands. Pop: 303 146 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

Curious to see the effect of all that Americanness, I drove north from Naha to Makiminato, a place once dominated by American bases, off-base housing and base-adjacent businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

It took Roberts — born in Naha, Okinawa, to a Japanese mother and American father — a year to reciprocate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

Roberts, who was born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, to a Japanese mother and American father, hit seven home runs during his two-plus seasons as a Dodgers player, from 2002-04.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Large parts of Okinawa, including the main city of Naha, was being slammed by extremely heavy rainfall, according to weather reports.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2023

In 1910 I drifted into the quaint little town of Naha in the Loo-Choo Islands, that forgotten kingdom of the East.

From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman