Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 薬師寺, 藥師寺, 薬師地, 薬師時, 薬師神, 藥師神(Japanese Kanji) やくしじ(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsYanshiji, Yakushijin, Yakushigami, Yakushikami, Yakushinji
Meaning & History
From Japanese 薬師寺 (Yakushiji) meaning "Yakushiji", a former village in the district of Kawachi in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke in present-day Tochigi, Japan.