Name Iwashita Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 岩下(Japanese Kanji) いわなみ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /i.ɰᵝäh.ɕi.täh/, /i.ɰᵝähɕ.täh/ Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "boulder, cliff, rocks" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".