Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 山岸(Japanese Kanji) やまぎし(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. YA-MA-GYEE-SHEE [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank". Categories beach, landforms, mountains, ocean, sea, water