Japanese Submitted Surnames

Japanese names are used in Japan and in Japanese communities throughout the world. Note that depending on the Japanese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Japanese names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Oma Japanese (Modern, ?)
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "large, big" and 間 (ma) meaning "interval, space".
Ōmae 大前, おおまえ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward".
Omae 大前, おおまえ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大前 (see Ōmae).
Omaeda 大前田 Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great", combined with 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward", and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ōman 大万, おおまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Daiman).
Oman 大万, おおまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
Omaru 小丸, おまる Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小丸 (see Komaru).
Omine Japanese
O means "big, great, large" and mine means "peak".
Ōmori 大森, おおもり Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Omori 大森 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 森 (mori) "forest," "woods."
Omori 大森, おおもり Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大森 (see Ōmori).
Ōmoto 大本, おおもと Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Omoto 大本, おおもと Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大本 (see Ōmoto).
Ōmura 大村, おおむら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Omura Japanese
O means "big, huge, great" and mura means "bamlet, village". ... [more]
Omura 大村, おおむら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大村 (see Ōmura).
Onaga Japanese
O means "big, great" and naga means "long, cheif".
Onda 恩田, おんだ Japanese
From Japanese 恩 (on) meaning "obligation" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ōnishi 大西 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Onishi.
Onishi 大西 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Onizuka 鬼塚 Japanese
From Japanese 鬼 (oni) "demon" and 塚 (dzuka) "mound".
Ōno 大野 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (oo) "big" and 野 (no) "field," "area."
Onodera 小野寺 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".
Onoe Japanese
O means "Big, great", No means "plain", and E means "inlet, shore."
Onogi Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and gi is a form of ki meaning "tree, wood".
Onoki Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and ki means"tree, wood".
Onose 小野瀬, おのせ Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Onota Japanese
Variant of Onoda.
Onotora 男虎, 男乕, おのとら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 男虎 (onotora) meaning "male tiger", from 男 (o) meaning "male; man", の (no), an unwritten possessive particle, and 虎 (tora) meaning "panthera tigris", referring to someone with qualities of a male tiger.... [more]
Onoue 榎本, 榎ノ本 Japanese
From the Japanese 尾 (o) "tail" and 上 (ue) "above" (the possessive particle ノ (no) is not always written down but is always included when the name is spoken aloud).
Ōnuki 大貫, おおぬき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 貫 (nuki) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace".
Onuki 大貫, おおぬき Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大貫 #(see Ōnuki).
Ōnuma 大沼, おおぬま Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Onuma 大沼, おおぬま Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大沼 (see Ōnuma).
Ōoka 大岡, おおおか Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Ookouchi 大河内 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (oo) meaning "big", 河 (kou) meaning "river" and 内 (chi) meaning "inside".
Ooman 大万, おおまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
Oono Japanese
Varianr of Ono.
Ootake Japanese
Ootake means "Big, great bamboo."
Ootani 大谷 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (oo) meaning "big" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Ootono Japanese (Rare)
Oo means "big, great, large, huge" and tono is an outdated honorific that literally means "lord".
Orihara 折原, おりはら Japanese
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Orikasa 折笠, おりかさ Japanese
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 笠 (kasa) referring to a type of Asian conical hat.
Orime 折免 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Orimen.
Orimen 折免 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "occasion; time" or "fold" and 免 (men) meaning "dismissal".
Osada 納田, おさだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Osada 長田, おさだ Japanese
From Japanese 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Osafune 長船 Japanese
"Osafune" (長船) is a Japanese surname. It originates from the Osafune area in Japan, which historically was known for producing swords during the feudal period. The name "Osafune" itself doesn't have a specific meaning, but it's associated with the renowned sword-making tradition of the region... [more]
Ōsaka 逢坂 Japanese
From Japanese 逢 (o) meaning "meeting, encounter" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Ōsaka 大坂 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Osaka Japanese
O means "Big" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".
Osaki 大崎, 大埼, 大﨑, 大岬, 大嵜 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 崎, 埼, 﨑 or 岬 (saki) "peninsula," "cape" or 嵜 (saki) "steep," "promontory."
Osako 大迫 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, large" combined with 迫 (sako) meaning "imperative".... [more]
Osame 納, おさめ, をさめ Japanese
From Japanese 納 (osame), a variant spelling of 納め (osame) meaning "to pay fees, to supply, to store, to complete, to restore".... [more]
Osamu 納, おさむ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Osanai 小山内, おさない Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 山 (san) meaning "mountain" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".
Osaragi 大仏, 大佛, おさらぎ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (osaragi), from さらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from さらき (saraki), from 更木 (saraki) meaning "new wood; unused wood", referring to a statue of Buddha that was created using fresh wood.
Osaragi 大仏, 大佛, おさらぎ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), a variant reading of 大仏 (Daibutsu), a clipping of 大仏ケ谷 (Daibutsugayatsu), a former name for the area of Hase in the city of Kamakura in the prefecture of Kanagawa in Japan.
Osaragi 大仏, 大佛, おさらぎ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), sound- and script-changed from 若木 (Osanagi), a clipping of 若木山 (Osanagiyama) meaning "Osanagi Mountain", a mountain in the city of Higashine in the prefecture of Yamagata in Japan.
Osaragi 大仏, 大佛, おさらぎ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from Old Japanese おぽさらぎ (oposaragi), from オポ (opo) meaning "great; large" and サラギ (saragi) meaning "newcomer", referring to the large number of visitors to a great statue of Buddha.
Osaragi 大仏, 大佛, おさらぎ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (osaragi), from Old Japanese オホソレキ (ohosoreki), from オホ (oho) meaning "great; large", ソレ (sore) meaning "slash-and-burn cultivation" , and キ (ki) meaning "place", referring to a place in the mountains that had been slash-and-burn cultivated.
Osato Japanese
O means "big" and sato means "hamlet, village, town".
Ōsawa 大沢, 大澤 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Osawa.
Osawa 大沢, 大澤 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Ōshima 大島, 大嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Oshima 大島, 大嶋 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōshima.
Ōshita 大下, おおした Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Oshita 大下, おおした Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大下 (see Ōshita).
Osu Japanese
Variant transcription of Ousu.
Ōsuga 大菅, おおすが Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge".
Osuga 大菅, おおすが Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大菅 (see Ōsuga).
Osuga 小菅, おすが Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 (see Kosuge).
Osuge 小菅, おすげ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 (see Kosuge).
Ōsugi 大杉, おおすぎ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".
Osugi 大杉, おおすぎ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大杉 (see Ōsugi).
Osumi 大隅 Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook".
Ōta 大田, 太田 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" or 太 (o) meaning "plump, fat, thick" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ōtaka 大高, 大鷹, 大孝, 大嵩, 大貴 Japanese
This surname combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large" with 高 (kou, taka, taka.i, taka.maru, taka.meru, -daka) meaning "expensive, high, tall," 鷹 (ou, you, taka) meaning "hawk," 孝 (kyou, kou, taka) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 嵩 (shuu, suu, kasa, kasa.mu, taka.i) meaning "be aggravated, grow bulky, grow worse, swell" or 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu, taka) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]
Ōtaka 大高, おおたか Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".
Ōtaka 大鷹, おおたか Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 鷹 (taka) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk".
Otaka 大高, おおたか Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大高 (see Ōtaka).
Ōtake 大竹, おおたけ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo".
Otake Japanese
O means "great, big" and take means "bamboo".
Otake 大竹, おおたけ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大竹 (see Ōtake).
Ōtaki 大滝, 大瀧 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall".
Ōtani 大谷 Japanese
Variant transcription of Ootani.
Ōtani 大谷, おおたに Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Otani 大谷 Japanese
Variant transcription of Ootani.
Otawara Japanese
A notable bearer is Harukiyo Otwara, a daimyo of the Sengoku Period.
Ōto 網戸 Japanese
Variant of Amito.
Oto Japanese
O means "great, large" and to means "wisteria".
Otodanketsu 音団結 Japanese
音 (oto) means sound, 団 (Dan) means group, and 結 (ketsu) means conclusion, 団結 (danketsu) means Unity, making the full name 音団結(Otodanketsu) mean sound unity. the name was borne from Yasuhito Otodanketsu, a character in a Danganronpa fan series called Danganronpa endless: Hope Convalescence.
Ōtomo 大友, おおとも Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".
Otomo 大友, おおとも Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大友 (see Ōtomo).
Otonari 乙成, 音成, おとなり Japanese
This surname combines 乙 (itsu, otsu, oto-, kinoto) meaning "duplicate, strange, the latter, witty" or 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "noise, sound" with 成 (jou, sei, na.su, -na.su, na.ru, nari) meaning "become, elapse, get, grow, reach, turn into."
Otsu Japanese
O means "big, great" and tsu means "harbor, seaport".
Ōtsubo 大坪 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坪 (tsubo), a traditional unit of measurement equivalent to approximately 3.306 square metres.
Otsubo 大坪 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōtsubo.
Ōtsuka 大塚, おおつか Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Otsuka 大塚, 太塚 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" or 太 (o) "fat," "thick" and 塚 (tsuka) "mound."
Otsuka 大塚, おおつか Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大塚 (see Ōtsuka).
Ōtsuki 大槻, おおつき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 槻 (tsuki) referring to a type of zelkova tree (scientific name Zelkova serrata).
Otsuki 大槻, おおつき Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大槻 (see Ōtsuki).
Otsukotsu 乙骨, おつこつ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 乙骨 (see Okkotsu).
Ou 奥, おう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Ōuchi 大内, おおうち Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Ouchi 大内, おおうち Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大内 (see Ōuchi).
Ōura 大浦, おおうら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Oura 大浦, おおうら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大浦 (see Ōura).
Ōwaki 大脇, おおわき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".
Owaki 大脇, おおわき Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大脇 (see Ōwaki).
Owara Japanese
Variant of Ohara.
Owari 終里 Japanese
From Japanese 終 (owa) meaning “last, to finish” and 里 (ri) meaning “village, the home of one’s parents, hometown”. The latter character is also an archaic Japanese unit of area.
Ōya 大屋, おおや Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop".
Ōya 大矢, おおや Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow".
Oya Japanese
Variant of Otani.
Oya 大屋, おおや Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大屋 (see Ōya).
Oya 大矢, おおや Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大矢 (see Ōya).
Oyakawa 親川 Japanese
From the Japanese 親 (oya) "parent" and 川 (kawa) "river."
Oyama 大山 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 山 (yama) "mountain."
Oyamada Japanese
O means "small", yama means "mountain", da is a form of ta meaning "field, wilderness, rice paddy".
Oyanagi Japanese
O means "great, big" and yanagi means "willow".
Ozaka Japanese
"Big, great slope". Variant of Osaka.
Ozaki Japanese
A variant of Osaki. O means "Big" and Zaki means "Peninsula, Cape, Promontory".
Ozaki 尾崎, おざき Japanese
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Ozato Japanese
Variant of Osato.
Ozawa 小沢, 小澤 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Ōzeki 大関, おおぜき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 関 (seki) meaning "frontier, pass".
Ozeki 小関, おぜき Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "big, great" and 関 (seki) meaning "frontier, pass".
Ozeki 大関, おおぜき Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大関 (see Ōzeki).
Ōzora 大空, おおぞら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".
Ozu Japanese (Rare)
In this surname O can mean "small" and zu means "harbor". ... [more]
Rakuami 楽阿弥, らくあみ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "sukha" and 阿弥 (Ami), a dharma name for male followers of Amitabha.
Ran 蘭, らん Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).
Rei Japanese
Variant reading of Suzu.
Ri Japanese
Japanese form of Li 1, from Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum, prune".
Rikiishi 力石 Japanese
From Japanese (力) 'riki' meaning "force, power" and (石) 'ishi' meaning "stone".
Rikimaru 力丸, リキマル Japanese
This surname is used as 力丸 with 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]
Rin Japanese
From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "forest".
Rinbayashi 林林 Japanese (Rare)
It's written like this: 林林. Both rin and hayashi mean "forest". This is because rin is the Chinese reading called onyomi, and hayashi is the Japanese reading called kunyomi.
Roka Japanese
Japanese name meaning "White crest of the wave".
Rokuno Japanese
Roku means "six" and no means "field, wilderness".
Rokuro 轆轤 Japanese (Rare)
Means "potter's wheel" or "pulley" in Japanese.
Rokutambo 六反穂, ろくたんぼ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 六 (roku) meaning "6" and 反穂 (tambo), from 田圃 (tambo) meaning "rice paddy field", referring to a rice paddy field with an area of 6 tans (around 5950 m²) in Japanese measurement.
Rokutampo 六反穂, ろくたんぼ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 六反穂 (see Rokutambo).
Rokuyama 六山 Japanese (Rare)
Means "6 mountains" in Japanese.
Roppongi 六本木 Japanese
From 六 (ro) meaning "seven", 本 (pon) meaning "origin", and 木 (gi) meaning "wood, tree".
Royama Japanese
蝋 means wax. 山 means mountain.
Runai 船井 Japanese
Japanese: written 船井 'boat' and 'well'
Rurikawa 瑠璃川, るりかわ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瑠璃 (ruri) meaning "lapis lazuli" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Ryuen 龍 円 Japanese (Rare)
龍 (Ryuu) means "Dragon" and 円 (En) means "Circle, Round". En also can also mean "Garden" in this surname. ... [more]
Ryūfuku 竜福, 龍福, りゅうふく Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 竜福 (Ryūfuku), a clipping of 竜福寺 (Ryūfukuji), a former temple that was located possibly somewhere in the prefecture of Tochigi in Japan. It is also a clipping of 龍福寺 (Ryūfukuji), former temple in the division of Shiji in the area of Shiraki in the ward of Asakita in the city of Hiroshima in the prefecture of Hiroshima in Japan.... [more]
Ryufuku 竜福, 龍福, りゅうふく Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).
Ryuhfuku 竜福, 龍福, りゅうふく Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).
Ryūjin Japanese
It means "Dragon God" or "Dragon King". Using the kanjis 龍 (ryuu, ryou, tatsu) meaning "dragon", and 神 (kami, jin or shin) meaning "god". It can be read as Tatsugami as well.
Ryumine 竜峰, 龍峯, 龍峰, 竜峯 Japanese
竜/龍 (Ryu) means "Dragon, Imperial" and 嶺,峰,峯 (Mine) means "Peak, Summit, Mountaintop".
Ryusaki Japanese
Ryu means "dragon" or "imperial" and Saki means "peninsula".
Ryuuen Japanese
Most common transcription of Ryuen, meaning "dragon garden".
Ryuufuku 竜福, 龍福, りゅうふく Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).
Ryūzaki 竜崎, 龍崎, リュウザキ Japanese
From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryū) meaning "dragon" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula". One bearer of this surname was actor Katsu Ryūzaki (竜崎 勝, 1940–1984), born Fumiaki Takashima (高島 史旭).
Ryūzono 龍園 Japanese (Rare)
Means "dragon garden" in Japanese.
Ryuzono 龍園 Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ryūzono.
Saame 左雨, さあめ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).
Saara 茶新, さあら Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶新 (see Chashin).
Sabusawa 寒風沢, 寒風澤, さぶさわ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒風沢 (Sabusawa), a clipping of 寒風沢浜 (Sabusawahama) meaning "Sabusawahama", a former village in the district of Miyagi in the former Japanese province of Rikuzen in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate in Japan, or a clipping of 浦戸寒風沢 (Uratosabusawa) meaning "Uratosabusawa", an area in the city of Shiogama in the prefecture of Miyagi in Japan.... [more]
Sada 佐田 Japanese
From 佐 (sa) meaning "assist" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Saeki 佐伯, 三枝木, 佐柄木, サエキ Japanese
This surname is used as 佐伯, 三枝木 or 佐柄木 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 伯 (haku, eki) meaning "chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 柄 (hei, gara, e, tsuka) meaning "design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Saeki 佐伯, さえき Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 伯 (eki) meaning "official, count, earl".
Saeki 冴木, さえき Japanese
From Japanese 冴 (sae) meaning "clear, serene" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Saemonsaburo 左衛門三郎, さえもんさぶろう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 左衛門三郎 (see Saemonsaburō).
Saemonsaburō 左衛門三郎, さえもんさぶろう Japanese (Rare)
Derived from a combination of the given names 左衛門 (see Saemon) and 三郎 (see Saburō).... [more]
Saemonsaburoh 左衛門三郎, さえもんさぶろう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 左衛門三郎 (see Saemonsaburō).
Saemonsaburou 左衛門三郎, さえもんさぶろう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 左衛門三郎 (see Saemonsaburō).
Sagara 相良, 相楽, さがら Japanese
From Japanese 相 (saga) meaning "nature, custom, fate, destiny" and 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, ease".
Sagawa 佐川, サガワ Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sahara 佐原, さはら Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid; help" or 佐 (Sa), a clipping of 佐野 (Sano), a former manor in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke in present-day Tochigi, Japan, and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field"... [more]
Sahara 左原, 佐原, さはら Japanese
From Japanese 左 (sa), a clipping of 左衛門尉 (saemon-no-jō) meaning "judge of senior gate guards" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field".
Sahara 砂原, さはら Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).
Sahashi 佐橋, さはし Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Sahata 茶畑, さはた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶畑 (see Chabata 2).
Sai Japanese (Rare)
Japanese for Cai.
Saihara Japanese
Prime field, Conspicuous wilderness... [more]
Saijo 西城, さいじょう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 西城 (see Saijō).
Saijō 西城, さいじょう Japanese
From Japanese 西 (sai) meaning "west" and 城 (jō) meaning "castle".
Saika 雑賀 Japanese
From 雑 (sai) meaning "miscellaneous" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy".
Saimu 宰務, さいむ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 宰 (sai) meaning "superintend" and 務 (mu) meaning "task; duty", referring to someone who would supervise or administer others.
Saionji 西園寺 Japanese
Japanese surname derived from the kanji for "west", "park, garden" and "Buddhist temple".
Saishiki 彩色 Japanese
Derived from "彩色" meaning "colouring".
Saitama 埼玉 Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "precious stone peninsula".
Saiyo 濟陽, さいよう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 濟陽 (see Saiyō).
Saiyō 濟陽, さいよう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 濟陽 (see Watayō).
Saka Japanese
Saka means "slope, hill", often found in other surnames and place names such as Osaka.
Saka 坂, 阪, さか Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".
Sakabe 坂部, 阪部, さかべ Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Sakagami 坂上, 阪上, さかがみ Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 上 (kami) meaning "high place, top".
Sakagashira 坂頭, 阪頭, さかがしら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 坂 (saka) meaning "slope; hill" and 頭 (gashira), the joining form of 頭 (kashira) meaning "head", referring to the top of a hill.... [more]
Sakagawa 坂川, 阪川 Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sakaguchi 坂口 Japanese
From Japanese 坂 (saka) meaning "slope" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Sakahara 阪原 Japanese
From Japanese 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Sakai 坂井, 阪井 Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Sakai 酒井 Japanese
From Japanese 酒 (saka) meaning "alcohol" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Sakakawa Japanese
Saka means "slope, hill" and kawa means "river, stream".