indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 鎮寺(Japanese Kanji) ちんじ(Japanese Hiragana)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 鎮寺 (Chinji), from 鎮寺門 (Chinjimon), 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, as well as surrounding areas.