Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 蛇走(Japanese Kanji) じゃばしり(Japanese Hiragana)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 蛇走 (jabashiri), sound- and script-changed from 砂場走 (shabahashiri), from 砂 (sha) meaning "sand", 場 (ba) meaning "place", and 走 (hashiri), from 走り (hashiri) meaning "run", referring to a place where the sand collapses quickly.