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Aikawa 相川, 愛川, 愛河, 哀川, あいかわ Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutually, together", 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" or 哀 (ai) meaning "grief, sorrow" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".

Egawa 江川, えがわ Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Furukawa 古川, 古河, ふるかわ Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".

Hasegawa 長谷川, はせがわ Japanese
From the Japanese place name 長谷 (Hase, not a standard reading) combined with 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hisakawa 久川, ひさかわ Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Ishikawa 石川, いしかわ Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Kawaguchi 川口, かわぐち Japanese
Means "mouth of the river", from Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Kawakami 川上, かわかみ Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Kawasaki 川崎, かわさき Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kitagawa 北川, きたがわ Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream". A famous bearer was the artist and printmaker Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806).

Maekawa 前川, まえかわ Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Miyagawa 宮川, みやがわ Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Morikawa 森川, もりかわ Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Nakagawa 中川, なかがわ Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Nishikawa 西川, にしかわ Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Ogawa 小川, おがわ Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shinkawa 新川, しんかわ Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shirakawa 白川, しらかわ Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

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