Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 矢島, 矢嶋, 谷島(Japanese Kanji) やじま(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /jä.ʑi.mä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley, lowland, plain" combined with 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".Other Kanji combinations are also possible.