Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 石川(Japanese Kanji) いしかわ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. EE-SHEE-KA-WA, EESH-KA-WA [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream". Categories folk heroes, illustrators, mixed martial artists, Virtua Tennis opponent characters, water