Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts かわひがし(Japanese Hiragana) カワヒガシ(Japanese Katakana) 河東, 川東(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KA-WA-KHEE-GA-SHEE [key] Meaning & History From 河 or 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 東 (higashi) meaning "east".