noun
All Nippon Airways; ANA
The full official name of the Japanese airline commonly known as ANA.
全日本空輸は日本の大手航空会社です。
All Nippon Airways is a major Japanese airline.
Common abbreviation; used in everyday conversation and branding, while 全日本空輸 is the formal full name.
Compound of 全日本 (all-Japan) and 空輸 (air transport). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the name was chosen to represent a nationwide Japanese airline.