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Type Surname
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 山火, 山日(Japanese Kanji) やまび(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsYamahi, Yamaka
Meaning & History
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 火 (bi), the joining form of 火 (hi) meaning "fire". It is a reference to an event when the leader of the Morioka Domain came to the mountains and the residents warmed him up by starting a fire using flint. In award, they were given the surname.
山日 is a variant spelling of 山火.
山日 is a variant spelling of 山火.