Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 川上(Japanese Kanji) かわかみ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kä.ɰᵝä.kä.mi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper". Related Names Rootskawa + kami