Japanese Submitted Surnames

Japanese names are used in Japan and in Japanese communities throughout the world. Note that depending on the Japanese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Japanese names.
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Homura 保村, 甫村, 穂村, ホムラ Japanese
This surname is used as 保村, 甫村 or 穂村 with 保 (ho, hou, tamo.tsu) meaning "guarantee, keep, preserve, protect, support, sustain", 甫 (fu, ho, haji.mete, suke) meaning "for the first time, not until", 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "crest (of wave), ear, ear (of grain), head" and 村 (son, mura) meaning "town, village."... [more]
Honjo 本庄, ほんじょう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 本庄 (see Honjō).
Honjō 本庄, ほんじょう Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 庄 (shō) meaning "manor, villa".
Honma 本間 Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Hori 堀, ほり Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal".
Horiba 堀場, ほりば Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Horie Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and e means "inlet, river".
Horie 堀江, ほりえ Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Horigome 掘米 Japanese
掘 (Hori) means "moat" and 米 (gome) means "rice, America". ... [more]
Horiguchi 堀口, ほりぐち Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Horii 堀井, ほりい Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Horikawa 堀川, 堀河, ほりかわ Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
Horikiri Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and kiri means "paulownia".
Horikita Japanese (Rare)
Hori ("Moat"),this can also be used: Ho ("Protect") + Ri ("Benefit,Profit,Gain") + Kita ("North").
Horikoshi 堀越 Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "moat" and 越 (koshi) meaning "across".
Horimiya Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and miya means "shrine, temple".
Horino Japanese
Hori means "Moat" and No means "Field, Wilderness."
Horio Japanese
Hori means "ditch, canal, moat" and o means "tail".
Horio 堀尾, ほりお Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".
Horisawa Japanese
Hori means "canal, moat" and sawa means "swamp, marsh, wetland".
Horiuchi 堀内, ほりうち Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Hosaka 保坂 Japanese
From Japanese 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Hoshi Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star".
Hoshii 星井, ほしい Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, spot" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well, town".
Hoshikawa 星川, ほしかわ Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hoshimiya 星宮, ほしみや Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Hoshimura 星村, ホシムラ Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Hoshina Japanese
Hoshi means "spot, mark, star, dot" and na means "name, noted, distinguised, reputation".
Hoshiro 保城, ほうしろ, ほしろ Japanese
保城 or HOSHIRO would translate to "Castle of Protection"
Hoshisaki Japanese
Hoshi means "star" and saki means "promontory, cape, peninsula".
Hoshiyasu 星安, ほしやす Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".
Hoshizora 星空 Japanese (Rare)
Hoshi (星) means "star", sora/zora (空) means "sky", this name literally means "starry sky". Sora changes to zora due to rendaku
Hosoda 細田 Japanese
From 細 (hoso) meaning "fine, thin, slender, narrow" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hosoda 細田, ほそだ Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hosodaki 細滝 Japanese (Rare)
Hoso (細) means "fine/thin", Daki (滝) means "waterfall". Daki is a variant of Taki and it changed the T to D due to rendaku. See also Hosotaki
Hosoi 細井, ほそい Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Hosoiri 細入 Japanese
From 細 (hoso) meaning "fine, thin, narrow, slender" and 入 (iri) meaning "entry, input".
Hosokawa 細川 Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hosomi Japanese
Hoso means "thin, narrow, slender, fine" and no means "viewpoint, outlook".
Hosomiya Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, narrow, fine" and miya means "shrine, palace, temple".
Hosonishi Japanese
Hoso means "slender, narrow, thin, fine" and nishi means "west".
Hosono 細野, ほその Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Hosonuma Japanese
Hoso means "thin, fine, narrow, slender" numa means "swamp".
Hosoo 細尾 Japanese
From the Japanese 細 (hoso) "narrow" and 尾 (o) "tail."
Hososaki Japanese
Hoso means "thin, fine, narrow, slender" "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Hosotaki 細滝 Japanese (Rare)
Hoso (細) means "fine/thin", Taki (滝) means "waterfall". Sometimes Taki changes to Daki due to rendaku. See also Hosodaki
Hosotani Japanese
Hoso means "thin, fine slender narrow" and tani means "valley".
Hosotera Japanese
Hoso means "fine, thin, slender, narrow" and tera means "temple".
Hosoya 細谷, ほそや Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Hosoyama Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, fine, narrow" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Hotei Japanese
A notable bearer is Moka Hotei.
Houjou 北條, 北条 Japanese
From Japanese 北 (hou) meaning "north" and 條 or 条 (jou) meaning "article".
Hozumi 八朔, ほずみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八朔 (see Hassaku).
Hyōdō 兵藤, ひょうどう Japanese
From Japanese 兵 (hyō) meaning "soldier" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".
Hyodo 兵藤 Japanese
兵 (soldier), 藤 (wisteria)
Hyodo 兵藤, ひょうどう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 兵藤 (see Hyōdō).
Ī 伊井 Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "伊" and "井" meaning "Well".
Ibara Japanese
Variant of Ihara.
Ibuka 井深 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 深 (fuka) meaning "depth". A notable bearer of this surname was the Japanese industrialist Masaru Ibuka who is known for have been a co-founder of Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony (1908 – 1997).
Ibuki 伊吹 Japanese
It is written as 伊 (I) meaning "that one" and 吹 (buki) meaning "blow into".... [more]
Ichibagase 一番ヶ瀬, 一番合戦, いちばがせ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番ヶ瀬 or 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibakase 一番ヶ瀬, 一番合戦, いちばかせ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番ヶ瀬 or 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibangase 一番ヶ瀬, 一番合戦, いちばんがせ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 一番ヶ瀬 (Ichibangase), a clipping of 一番ヶ瀬上 (Ichibangasekami) or 一番ヶ瀬下 (Ichibangaseshimo), both divisions in the division of Haramaki in the area of Sefuri in the city of Kanzaki in the prefecture of Saga in Japan.... [more]
Ichibangassen 一番合戦, いちばんがっせん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibankase 一番合戦, いちばんかせ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichida 市田 Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) "market" and 田 (da) "paddy, field".
Ichihara 一原, 市原, イチハラ Japanese
This surname combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town" with 原 (gen, hara) meaning "field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness".... [more]
Ichihara 市原, いちはら Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ichihashi 市橋, いちはし Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Ichijiku 九, いちじく Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 九 (ichijiku) meaning "9".
Ichijo 一条, いちじょう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 一条 (see Ichijō).
Ichijō 一条, いちじょう Japanese
From Japanese 一条 (ichijō) meaning "line, streak", derived from 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 条 (jō), a counter for thin, long objects.
Ichikawa 市川 Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ichiki Japanese
Ichi means "one" or "market" and ki means "wood, tree".
Ichiko 市子 Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) "city" and 子 (ko) "child".... [more]
Ichimakase 一番合戦, いちまかせ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichimura Japanese
Ichi can mean "one" or "market" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Ichimura 市村, いちむら Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Ichimura 一村, いちむら Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Ichino Japanese
Ichi can mean "market", or "one", and no means "wilderness, rice paddy, field". ... [more]
Ichinoku 九, いちのく Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Ichinomiya 一宮, 一之宮, 市之宮, 一ノ宮, イチノミヤ Japanese
This surname is used as 一宮, 一の宮, 一ノ宮, 一之宮 or 市之宮 with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito, hito.tsu) meaning "one," 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town," 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" or 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess."... [more]
Ichinose 市瀬, 一之瀬, 市ノ瀬, 一ノ瀬 Japanese
From japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "city", 一 (ichi) meaning "one", 之 (no) as in the particle の, and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids,current". ... [more]
Ichinose 市瀬, 市ノ瀬, いちのせ Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market", an unwritten possessive marker ノ (no), and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Ichinose 一瀬, 一ノ瀬, いちのせ Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one", an unwritten possessive marker ノ (no), and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Ichinoshime 一住連, いちのしめ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 一住連 (Ichinoshime), from 一住連門 (Ichinoshimemon) a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Ichioka 一岡 Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill".
Ichishime 一住連, いちしめ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一住連 (see Ichinoshime).
Ichitomi 市富, 市冨, 一富, 一冨, いちとみ Japanese (Rare)
From either 市 (ichi) meaning "market, fair" or 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 富/冨 (tomi) meaning "riches, wealth, fortune."... [more]
Ichiyama 一山, イチヤマ Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Ichiyasu Japanese
Ichi can mean "one" or "market" and yasu means "peace, relax, cheap".
Ida 井田 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ide 井出, いで Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".
Ide 井手, いで Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 手 (te) meaning "hand".
Ide 射手, いで Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 射手 (see Ite).
Ideguchi 井手口 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well", 手 (de) meaning "hand", and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth".
Idejima 出島 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Dejima.
Ideshima 出島 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Dejima.
Ido Japanese
"This wisteria". A variant of Ito.
Ido 井門, いど Japanese
From Japanese 井門 (Ido) meaning "Ido", a former township in the former district of Ukena in the former Japanese province of Iyo in present-day Ehime, Japan.
Idou Japanese
"This wisteria".
Idzutsu 井筒, いづつ Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 筒 (tsutsu) meaning "tube, hub of a wheel".
Ieda 家田, いえだ Japanese
From Japanese 家 (ie) meaning "house, home, family" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ieiri 家入 Japanese (Rare)
家 (Ie) means "building, residency, family, dwelling, home, habitation", and 入 (iri) means "enter, input". ... [more]
Iekami Japanese
Ie means "family, household, residence" and kami means "below, under".
Igari Japanese
Variant of Ikari.
Igari 五十里, いがり Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2 or Ikari 3).
Igasato 五十里, いがさと Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2 or Ikari 3).
Igawa 井川, いがわ Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ige 伊藝, 伊芸 Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 藝 or 芸 (ge) meaning "technique".
Iguchi 井口 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) "well, mine shaft, pit" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Igusa Japanese
Variant of Ikusa.
Ihara 伊原, いはら Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ihara 井原, いはら Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Iida 飯田 Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains, cooked rice" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Iikawa Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and kawa means "river, stream".
Iimori Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and mori means "forest".
Iimoto Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and moto means "source, origin, root".
Iimura Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Iimuro Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and muro means "room".
Iino Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and no means "field, wilderness".
Iisawa Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Iishima Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and shima means "island".
Iiyama Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Iizuka 飯塚, いいづか Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock".
Ijima Japanese
Variant of Ishima.
Ijuuin 伊集院, いじゅういん Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "that one", 集 (juu) meaning "gather" and 院 (in) meaning "institution".
Ikado 井門, いかど Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井門 (see Ido 2).
Ikari Japanese
Means "anchor" in Japanese. When written in different kanji, it can also mean anger.
Ikari 五十里, いかり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 五十里 (Ikari) meaning "Ikari", a division in the town of Nyūzen in the district of Shimoniikawa in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.
Ikari 五十里, いかり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 五十里 (Ikari) meaning "Ikari", an area in the city of Takaoka in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.
Ikawa Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and kawa means "river, stream".
Ike Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool".
Ike 生, いけ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 生 (Ike), a clipping of 生勝 (Ikegachi) meaning "Ikegachi", an area in the village of Uken in the district of Ōshima in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Ikegami 池上 Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Ikegaya 池谷, 池ヶ谷, いけがや Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond", a place name possessive marker ヶ (ga), and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Ikehara 池原 Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ikei Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Ikemoto 池本, 池元 Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 本 or 元 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Ikenaga Japanese
Ike means "pond, pool" and naga means "long, chief".
Ikene Japanese
"Lake root."
Ikeno Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".
Ikenoue Japanese
Ike means "river", no is a possessive particle and ue means "upper, top".
Ikeru 蘓, 池留, 蘇 Japanese
From Japanese 蘓 (ikeru) meaning "revive, resurrect".
Ikesono Japanese
Ike means "pond, pool" and sono means "garden".
Ikesugi 池杉 Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool" and 杉 (sugi) means "cedar".
Ikeuchi Japanese
Ike means "lake" and uchi means "inside".
Ikeuchi 池内, いけうち Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Ikeya Japanese
"Lake valley".
Ikezono Japanese
Ike means "lake". Zono comes from Sono meaning "garden".
Iki 生, いき Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).
Ikuta Japanese
Iku means "genuine, life, birth" and ta means "field, rice paddy".
Ikuta 生田, いくた Japanese
From Japanese 生 (iku) meaning "living, life" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Imada 今田, 今多 Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) "now" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."
Imaeda 今枝 Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) "now" and 枝 (eda) "branch."
Imagawa 今川 Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "present" and 川 (gawa) meaning "river".
Imagiire 今給黎, いまぎいれ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagire 今給黎, いまぎれ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagirei 今給黎, いまぎれい Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagyuhre 今給黎, いまぎゅうれ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imagyūre 今給黎, いまぎゅうれ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagyure 今給黎, いまぎゅうれ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imagyuure 今給黎, いまぎゅうれ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imahori Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and hori means "ditch, canal, moat".
Imaishi 今石 Japanese
今 (Ima) means "Now, Present" and 石 (Ishi) means "Stone". This was within the 1009's of most used Japanese surnames in 2012.
Imaizumi 今泉, いまいずみ Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain".
Imakai 一番合戦, いまかい Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Imakawa Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and kawa means "river, stream".
Imaki Japanese
This could be spelled with ima meaning "now, present" and ki meaning "tree, wood".
Imakiire 今給黎, いまきいれ Japanese
Variant of Kiire but written 給黎 and added Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now; present".
Imakire 今給黎, いまきれ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakure 今給黎, いまくれ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyuhrei 今給黎, いまきゅうれい Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyuhri 今給黎, いまきゅうり Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imakyure 今給黎, いまきゅれ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyūrei 今給黎, いまきゅうれい Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyurei 今給黎, いまきゅうれい Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyūri 今給黎, いまきゅうり Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyuri 今給黎, いまきゅうり Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imakyuurei 今給黎, いまきゅうれい Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyuuri 今給黎, いまきゅうり Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imamichi Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and michi means "path, road".
Imamura 今村 Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Imanara Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and nara beans "oak".... [more]
Imanishi 今西 Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Imano Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Imaoka 今岡 Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Imari 今利, 伊万里, 伊萬里, イマリ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 今利, 伊万里 or 伊萬里 with 今 (kon, kin, ima) meaning "now", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 万/萬 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]
Imaruoka Japanese
I means "that one, Italy", maru means "round, circle", and oka means "hill, ridge".
Imaseki Japanese
Ima means "present, now" and seki means "frontier pass".
Imata Japanese
Ima means "now" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Imon 井門, いもん Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井門 (see Ido 2).
Imori Japanese
I could mean "this" or "mineshaft, pit, well".
Imoto 井本 Japanese
Means "well root" in Japanese.
Imura 井村, いむら Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Imuro Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and muro means "room".
Imyo 異名 Japanese
Imyo is a rare Japanese surname meaning "ANOTHER NAME" or "SYNONYM".
Inagaki 稲垣 Japanese
Ina (稲) means rice, Gaki (垣) means fence.
Inagaki 稲垣, いながき Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".
Inaki Japanese (Rare)
Ina means "rice plant" and ki means "tree, wood".
Inamura 稲村 Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Inata Japanese
Ina means "rice plant" and Da comes from Ta, meaning "rice field, paddy".
Inayoshi 稲吉, いなよし Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Inazuma 稲妻, イナズマ, イナヅマ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 稲妻 which means "(flash of) lightning" (from 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant" and 妻 (sai, tsuma) meaning "spouse, wife").... [more]
Inōe 猪上, いのうえ Japanese
猪上 comes from the kanji (猪 = boar) and (上 = above; up) and could be translated as "The boar from above"
Inoguchi Japanese
Ino means "boar" and guchi means "mouth, opening".
Inoki Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ki means "tree, wood".
Inoko Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ko means "child, first of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".