Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 川崎(Japanese Kanji) かわさき(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kä.ɰᵝä.sä.kʲi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula". Related Names Rootskawa + saki