Save Type Surname Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 羽者家(Japanese Kanji) はじゃけ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /hä.ʑä.ke̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 羽者 (haja), sound- and script-changed from 刃物 (hamono) meaning "blade; edged tool" and 家 (-ke), a suffix representing family, referring to a family who specialized with knives.