What is "nakama"

Nakama may refer to:

• Nakama (surname)
• In Japanese, nakama (仲間) means colleague, compatriot, friend or comrade
• Nakama, Fukuoka (中間) is a city in Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture.
• Nakama (guilds) (仲間) also refers to a type of Japanese merchant guild of the Edo period.

Nakama (written: 仲間 or 名嘉真) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• , Japanese karateka

• Dave Nakama, American college baseball coach

• , Japanese footballer

• Keo Nakama (1920–2011), American swimmer

• , Japanese actress, singer and idol