Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 広川, 廣川(Japanese Kanji) ひろかわ(Japanese Hiragana) ヒロカワ(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. /çi.ɾo̞.kä.ɰᵝä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".