Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 宮下(Japanese Kanji) みやした(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /mi.jä.ɕi.tä/, /mi.jäɕ.tä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below". Related Names Rootsmiya + shita