Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 宮一(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. MEE-YAH-EE-CHEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "a shrine; a palace" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one".A famous bearer of this surname is Ryo Miyaichi, a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga.