Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 黒沢, 黒澤(Japanese Kanji) くろさわ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kɯᵝ.ɾo̞.sä.ɰᵝä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh". A notable bearer was Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), a Japanese film director. Related Names Rootskuro + sawa Categories black, colors, film directors, nature, Virtua Tennis opponent characters, water, wet