Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 黒川, 黒河(Japanese Kanji) くろかわ(Japanese Hiragana) クロカワ(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. KOO-ṘO-KAH-WAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river."