Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 米川(Japanese Kanji) よねかわ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. YO-NEH-KAH-WAH [key] Other Forms FormsYonegawa, Komekawa, Komegawa Meaning & History From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".