Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 市場, 四條, 砥上, 四条(Japanese Kanji) しじょう(Japanese Hiragana)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 市 (shi) meaning "market, town", 四 (shi) meaning "four" or 砥 (shi) meaning "whetstone"; combined with 場 (jou) meaning "place", 條 (jou) meaning "article, twig, ray", 条 (jou) with the same meaning as the previous one, or 上 (jou) meaning "above".