Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 相川, 愛川, 愛河, 哀川(Japanese Kanji) あいかわ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ä.i.kä.ɰᵝä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutually, together", 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" or 哀 (ai) meaning "grief, sorrow" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".