Japanese Submitted Surnames

Sakurajima 桜島, 櫻島, さくらじま Japanese
From Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) both meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 島 (jima) meaning "island". This surname comes from 桜島 (Sakurajima), an active stratovolcano located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan... [more]

Sakurakaba 桜椛, さくらかば Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "prunus serrulata" and 椛 (kaba) meaning "betula".

Sakuramachi Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and machi means "town".

Sakurami Japanese
Sakura means "Cherry Blossom (tree)" and Mi means "View, See, Mindset."

Sakurami 桜見, 桜実, 櫻見, 櫻実 Japanese
From Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "to see" or 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real".

Sakuramiya 桜宮, 櫻宮 Japanese
From Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Sakuramoto Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and moto means "origin, root, source".

Sakurano 桜野 Japanese
Means "cherry blossom field" in Japanese, from 桜 (sakura) "cherry blossom" and 野 (no) "field".

Sakurasaka Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and saka means "cape, peninsula".

Sakurasaki Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and saki means "peninsula".

Sakurashima Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and shima means "island".

Sakurata Japanese
Variant of Sakurada.

Sakurayashiki 桜屋敷, 桜谷敷, 櫻屋敷, さくらやしき Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 屋敷 (yashiki) meaning "estate; grounds; mansion; compound; residence".... [more]

Sakurazaka Japanese (Rare)
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and zaka is a form of saka that means means "peninsula, cape". ... [more]

Sakurazaki Japanese
Variant of Sakurasaki. Sakura means "cherry blossom" and zaki is a form of saki means "peninsula".

Sakuta Japanese

Same 五月女 Japanese
Variant reading of 五月女 (Saotome).

Samejima 鮫島 Japanese
”鮫” (sa me) is meaning ”shark”(in ancient use, ”alligator” ) and ”島”(or ”嶋”) (shima in west Japan , jima in east Japan) is meaning "island" in Japan.... [more]

Sameshima Japanese

Samon 佐門, 左門, サモン Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]

Samukawa Japanese
A notable bearer is Tatsukiyo Samukawa (1697-1739), the daimyo of the Zeze Domain.

Samukaze 寒風, さむかぜ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).

Samunami 寒波, さむなみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒波 (see Kampa).

Samune 実宗, 實宗, さむね Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 実 (sane) meaning "fruit seed" and 宗 (mune) meaning "principle; aim; purpose; meaning; gist", referring to a land with many fruits or with rich fertility.... [more]

Samura Japanese
Sa means "support, assist" and mura "village, hamlet" or "town".

Samuraigane 侍金, さむらいがね Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 侍 (samurai) meaning "warrior" and 金 (gane), the joining form of 金 (kane) meaning "money, metal", referring to possibly a wealthy warrior or a warrior described strong as metal.

Samusawa 寒風沢, 寒風澤, さむさわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風沢 or 寒風澤 (see Sabusawa).

Sanata Japanese

Sanbe 三部, さんべ Japanese
From Japanese 三 (san) meaning "three" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Sanda Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Sando Japanese

Sanematsu Japanese

Sanemune 実宗, 實宗, さねむね Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 実宗 or 實宗 (see Samune).

Sangawa Japanese
Variant of Sankawa.

Sanjo 三條, 三条 Japanese
Variant transcription of Sanjou.

Sanjoba 三條場 Japanese

Sanjoh Japanese

Sanjou 三條, 三条 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (san) meaning "three" and 條 or 条 (jou) meaning "paragraph".

Santa Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Saotome 早乙女, 五月女 Japanese
From Japanese 早乙女 (saotome) meaning "Saotome", a former village in the former district of Shioya in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke in present-day Tochigi, Japan. The name of the location itself is derived from Japanese 早乙女 (saotome) meaning "a woman who plants rice in the fields"... [more]

Sarada 皿田, さらだ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 皿 (sara), an assigned character to 更 (sara) meaning "new; unused" and 田 (da), the joining form of 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", referring to unused farmland.

Sarado 佐良土, さらど Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).

Saragi 蛇穴, さらぎ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇穴 (see Jaana 1 or Jaana 2).

Sarasa 更紗 Japanese (Rare)
Means "chintz" in Japanese.

Sarata 皿田, さらた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 皿田 (see Sarada).

Saraumi Japanese

Sarōdo 佐良土, さろうど Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 佐良土 (Sarōdo) meaning "Sarōdo", a former village in the district of Nasu in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke.

Sarodo 佐良土, さろうど Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).

Sarohdo 佐良土, さろうど Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).

Saroudo 佐良土, さろうど Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).

Saruta 猿田 Japanese
From Japanese 猿 (saru) meaning "monkey" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Saruwatari 猿渡 Japanese

Sasago Japanese

Sasaguri 笹栗 Japanese
From 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Sasahara Japanese
Sasa means "bamboo" and hara means "field, plain".

Sasahara 笹原, ささはら Japanese
From Japanese 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Sasai Japanese
Sasa means "bamboo grass" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Sasakawa 笹川, ささかわ Japanese
From Japanese 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Sasako Japanese
Sasa means "bamboo grass" and no means "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".

Sasame 左雨, ささめ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 左 (sa) meaning "left", -s-, used to represent epenthesis between 2 vowels or a possession marker, and 雨 (ame) meaning "rain; rainfall".

Sasamura Japanese

Sasano 笹野 Japanese
From 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plains". Other characters are also possible.

Sasaoka Japanese

Sasayama 笹原 Japanese
笹 (Sasa) means "bamboo" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".

Sasori 佐曽利, サソリ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 佐曽利 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help," 曽 (so, sou, zou, katsu, katsute, sunawachi) meaning "before, ever, formerly, never, once" and 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit."

Sassa 左雨, さっさ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).

Sassano 颯々野, さっさの Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 颯々 (sassa), sound- and script-changed from 颯爽 (sassō) meaning "gallant; jaunty" and 野 (no) meaning "field; plain", referring to a stately person who traveled to the fields.

Sata 佐田 Japanese
From 佐 (sa) meaning "assist" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Satake Japanese

Satake 佐竹, さたけ Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo".

Sato 砂糖 Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).

Satō 砂糖, さとう Japanese (Rare)
Means "sugar" in Japanese, possibly referring to a sugar house owner.

Satoda 里田 Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice field"

Satoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Satō.

Satoh 砂糖, さとう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).

Satoki Japanese
Sato means "village, city" and ki means "wood, tree".

Satomi Japanese
Sato means "village" and mi means "mindset, view, outlook".... [more]

Satomiya 里宮 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Satonaka 里中, さとなか Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Satorigi Japanese

Satou 砂糖, さとう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).

Satoya Japanese
Sato means "village" and ya means "valley".

Satsuki 五月女 Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).

Satsukijo 五月女 Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).

Satsukime 五月女 Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).

Satsukino 五月女 Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).

Satsuma 薩摩 Japanese
From Japanese 薩摩 (Satsuma) meaning "Satsuma", a former Japanese province in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.

Satsumi Japanese

Satsuya Japanese (Rare)

Saudji 佐氏, さうぢ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 佐氏 (see Sauji).

Sauji 佐氏, さうじ, さうぢ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid; help" and 氏 (shi) meaning "family, clan". This may also be a variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐氏 (see Saudji)... [more]

Sautome 早乙女, 五月女 Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 早乙女 or 五月女 (see Saotome).

Sawa 澤 Japanese
From Japanese 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Sawabe Japanese

Sawabe 沢部, 澤部, さわべ Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Sawabe 沢辺, 澤辺, さわべ Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".

Sawada 沢田, 澤田 Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sawaguchi 沢口, 澤口, さわぐち Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Sawai 沢井, 澤井, さわい Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sawai Japanese
Sawa means "marsh, swamp" and i means "mineshaft, pit, well."

Sawajiri Japanese
Sawa means "marsh, swamp" and jiri comes from shiri, meaning "rear".

Sawaki Japanese

Sawamura 沢村, 澤村 Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Sawano Japanese
Sawa means "swamp, marsh" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".

Sawaoka Japanese
Sawa means "swamp, marsh" and oka means "hill, mound".

Sawara 椹 Japanese (Rare)
Sawara (椹) is a type of cypress native to Japan

Sawara 佐原, さわら Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 佐原 (see Sahara 1, Sahara 3, or Sahara 4).

Sawaragi 椹木 Japanese (Rare)
Sawaragi (椹木) literally means "Sawara tree".

Sawasaki Japanese
Sawa means "swamp, marsh" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Sawasaki 沢崎, 澤崎, さわさき Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Sawashiro 沢城 Japanese
From Japanese 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".

Sawata Japanese

Sawayama 沢山, 澤山, さわやま Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Sawazaki Japanese
Variant of Sawasaki.

Sayto 齋藤, 斎藤 Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Saitō more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.

Saytou 齋藤, 斎藤 Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Saitou more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.

Saza 佐座 Japanese
From the Japanese 佐 (sa) "assistant" and 座 (za) "seat."

Sazaki Japanese
Sazaki means "wren".

Se 瀬, せ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瀬 (Se) meaning "Se", a division in the area of Ei in the city of Awaji in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.

Se 瀬, せ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current".

Sebu Japanese

Seda Japanese

Sega Japanese

Segawa Japanese
Variant of Sekawa.

Sei 生, せい Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).

Seiichi Japanese

Seino Japanese

Seisui Japanese

Seisuiryu Japanese

Seisuiryuu Japanese

Sekawa Japanese
Se means "current, ripple" and kawa means "river, stream".

Sekawa 瀬川, せかわ Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Sekigawa Japanese
Variant of Sekikawa.

Sekiguchi 関口 Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Sekikawa 関川, せきかわ Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Sekimoto Japanese

Sekine 関根, せきね Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, foundation".

Sekino Japanese
Seki means "frontier pass" and no means "field, plain".

Sekino 関野, せきの Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Sekiya 関谷, せきや Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Sekizawa 關澤 Japanese
關 translates to "connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning" and 澤 translates to "swamp" so it could be translated as "a connected swamp"

Semura 瀬村, せむら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".

Semura 瀬村, せむら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瀬村 (Semura), a clipping of 杭瀬村 (Kuinose-Mura) meaning "Semura Village", formerly in the city of Wakayama in the prefecture of Wakayama in Japan.

Semura 瀬村, せむら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瀬村 (Semura), a clipping of 瀬田蔵 (Setagura-Mura) meaning "Setagura Village", formerly in the city of Tottori in the prefecture of Tottori in Japan.

Senami Japanese
Se means "ripple, current" and nami means "wave".

Senba Japanese

Senda Japanese

Senda 千田, せんだ Japanese
From Japanese 千 (sen) meaning "thousand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sengoku Japanese

Senju Japanese (Rare)
Sen means "one thousand" and ju means "congratulations".

Seno 瀬野 Japanese
From 瀬 (se) meaning "current, ripple" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".

Senoo Japanese

Senri 千里, センリ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 千里 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (type of measurement), village."... [more]

Senshu Japanese

Senuki Japanese (?)

Senuma Japanese
Se means "ripple" and numa means "marsh, swamp".

Senzaki 先崎, せんざき Japanese
From Japanese 先 (sen) meaning "before, previous" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Sero 瀬呂 Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids" and 呂 (ro) meaning "spine"

Sesaki Japanese
Se means "ripple, current" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".

Seta 瀬田 Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Seto Japanese
Se means "riffle" and to means "door". ... [more]

Setoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Seto.

Setou Japanese
Variant transcription of Seto.

Setsushi 節死 Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" and 死 (shi) meaning "death". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Settai 摂待, 接待, せったい Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 摂待 (Settai) meaning "Settai", a former village in the former district of Hei in the former Japanese province of Rikuchū in parts of present-day Iwate and Akita in Japan or a division in the same place, in the area of Tarō in the city of Miyako in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]

Sezaki Japanese
Variant of Sesaki.

Shama 者間, 車真 Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters "者" meaning "Person", and "間" meaning "Between", "While". Other Kanji Character Combinations possible.

Shiba Japanese

Shiba 斯波, 紫葉, 紫波, 柴葉, しば Japanese
From Japanese 斯波 (Shiba) meaning "Shiba", a former district in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]

Shibakawa 芝川 Japanese
From Japanese 芝 (shiba) meaning "turf, lawn, sod" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".

Shibanami 紫波, しばなみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紫波 (see Shiba 2).

Shibano Japanese

Shibasaki 柴崎 Japanese
Shiba (柴) means firewood, Saki (崎) means small peninsula.

Shibata 柴田 Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "brushwood, firewood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shibayama 柴山 Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Shibazaki Japanese

Shibazaki 柴崎, しばざき Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood, brushwood" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shibugai Japanese
Variant of Shibutani.

Shibugaya Japanese
Variant of Shibutani.

Shibuimaru 渋井丸 Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (''shibu'') "unripe persimmon juice", 井 (''i'') "well" and 丸 (''maru'') "circle".

Shibuki Japanese
Shibu means "astringent, rough" and ki means "tree, wood".

Shibusawa 渋沢, 澁澤 Japanese
From Japanese 渋 or 澁 (shibu) meaning "astringent (taste), harsh" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Shibutani 澁谷, 渋谷 Japanese
From Japanese 澁 or 渋 (shibu) meaning "rough" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Shibuzawa Japanese
Variant of Shibusawa.

Shichiho 七宝, 七寳, しちほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).

Shichihō 七宝, 七寳, しちほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 七宝 (see Shippō) and can be also spelled 七寳.

Shichihoh 七宝, 七寳, しちほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).

Shichihou 七宝, 七寳, しちほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).

Shida 志田, しだ Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shidehara 幣原 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 幣 (shide, of uncertain meaning) and 原 (hara, "meadow").

Shido Japanese

Shiga Japanese

Shigaraki 死柄木 Japanese
From Japanese 死 (shi) meaning "death", 柄 (gara) meaning "handle, grip", and 木 (ki) meaning "tree"

Shigawa Japanese
Variant of Shikawa.

Shige Japanese
Shige means "luxurious".

Shigei Japanese

Shigematsu Japanese

Shigematsu 重松, しげまつ Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Shigemura Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and mura means "hamlet, village" or "town".

Shigeoka 重岡 Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Shigesato Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and sato means "village".

Shigeta 重田, しげた Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shigezato Japanese
Variant of Shigesato.

Shigusawa Japanese
Keiichi Shigusawa, professionally known as Keiichi Sigsawa, is an award winning novelist.

Shiha 斯波, しは Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba 2).

Shiiduka Japanese

Shiina Japanese

Shiitake Japanese

Shijou 市場, 四條, 砥上, 四条, しじょう Japanese
From Japanese 市 (shi) meaning "market, town", 四 (shi) meaning "four" or 砥 (shi) meaning "whetstone"; combined with 場 (jou) meaning "place", 條 (jou) meaning "article, twig, ray", 条 (jou) with the same meaning as the previous one, or 上 (jou) meaning "above".

Shikada Japanese

Shikanai Japanese
A notable bearer is Kayleigh Shikanai.

Shikanai 鹿内, しかない Japanese
From Japanese 鹿 (shika) meaning "deer" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".

Shikata Japanese

Shikawa Japanese

Shikazu 志和, しかず Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 志和 (see Shiwa).

Shiki Japanese

Shikimi Japanese

Shima 島, しま Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Shimabuku Japanese

Shimabukuro Japanese

Shimadzu 島津 Japanese
Variant transcription of Shimazu.

Shimai Japanese
Shima means "island" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Shimajuko Japanese

Shimamori 島森 Japanese
Shima (島) means "island", mori (森) means "forest"

Shimamoto 島本 Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Shimano Japanese
Shima means "island" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Shimaoka 島岡, 嶋岡 Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".

Shimasaki Japanese

Shimata Japanese

Shimatsu Japanese

Shimazaki 島崎 Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shimazu 島津 Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 津 (zu) meaning "harbor".

Shimbe Japanese

Shimbe 新部, しんべ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).

Shimbu 新部, しんぶ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).

Shime 七五三, 志免, 志馬, シメ Japanese
This surname is used as 七五三, 志免 or 志馬 with 七 (shichi, nana, nana.tsu, nano, shi) meaning "seven", 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu, me) meaning "five", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling", 免 (men, manuka.reru, manuga.reru, me) meaning "dismissal, excuse" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma, me) meaning "horse."... [more]

Shimegake 七五三掛 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Shimekake.

Shimei 七五三掛 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Shimekake.

Shimekake 七五三掛 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 七 (shichi) from 楠木七郎 (Kusunoki Shichirō), 五 (go) from 和田五郎 (Wada Gorō), 三 (san) from 三百騎 (sambyakuki) meaning "300 horses" and 掛 (kake), phonetically assigned to write 駆ける (kakeru) meaning "to run"... [more]

Shimemura Japanese

Shimo Japanese

Shimobayashi Japanese

Shimoda 下田 Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shimoenoo 下酔尾, 下醉尾, しもえのお Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下酔尾 (Shimoenoo) meaning "Shimoenoo", a former division in the area of Terushima in the city of Ichikikushikino in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan, or a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.

Shimogawara Japanese

Shimokata Japanese
Shimo can mean "under, below" and kata can mean "shape" or "single".

Shimokawa Japanese

Shimokawa 下川, しもかわ Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shimomae Japanese

Shimomura 下村, しもむら Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shimonari 下成, しもなり Japanese
From 下 (shimo) meaning "below," "under" and 成 (naru) meaning "to become."

Shimono 下野 Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "under, below" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Shimooka Japanese
Shimo means "under, below" and oka means "ridge, hill". ... [more]

Shimosawa Japanese
Shimo means "below, under" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Shimota Japanese

Shimotakahara Japanese

Shimotsuki 霜月 Japanese (Rare, ?)
霜 (Shimo) means "hoar, frost" and 月 (tsuki) means "month, noon". This is the traditional Japanese word for "November". ... [more]

Shimoyama Japanese
Shimo means "under, below" and yama means "mountain". ... [more]

Shimoyashiki 下屋敷, しもやしき Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "lower, downstream" and 屋敷 (yashiki) meaning "mansion", referring to a mansion in the lowlands.

Shimozawa Japanese
Variant of Shimosawa.

Shimpo 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shimpō 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 神 (shin) meaning "deity; god" and 宝 (pō), from 宝 (hō) meaning "treasure".

Shimpoh 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shimpou 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shimura 志村 Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shin 泰, しん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 泰 (see Tai).

Shin 神, しん Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).

Shin 針, しん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 針 (see Hari).

Shina Japanese
Shina can mean "family, department, section".

Shinada Japanese

Shinagawa Japanese
Variant of Shinakawa.

Shinakawa Japanese
Shina means "family, department, section" and kawa means "river, stream".

Shinami 斯波, しなみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba 2).

Shinazugawa 不死川 Japanese (Rare)
Means "immortal river; never dying river; river with no deaths" in Japanese.

Shinbe Japanese

Shinbe 新部, しんべ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbe).

Shinbu 新部, しんぶ Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbu).

Shinden Japanese
See Arata,this is simply the formal pronunciation.

Shindera 新寺, しんでら Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新寺 (see Niidera).

Shindō 新藤, 進藤, 信藤, 真堂 Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new", 進 (shin) meaning "advance, progress", 信 (shin) meaning "trust, faith", or 真 (shin) meaning "truth, reality" combined with 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria" or 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".

Shingawa Japanese
Variant of Shinkawa.

Shinkai 新海 Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean".

Shinkura 新蔵, 新倉 Japanese
From 新 (shin, ara, nii) meaning "fresh, new" and 蔵 (kura) or 倉 (kura) meaning "possess, storehouse, granary".

Shinmura 新村 Japanese
From 新 (shin, ara, nii) meaning "new, fresh" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".

Shino Japanese

Shinobu しのぶ Japanese
Shinobu is a Japanese name meaning "recall" or "endurance."

Shinosaki Japanese
Shino means "bamboo" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Shinota Japanese
Variant of Shinoda.

Shinotsuka Japanese
Shino means "dwarf bamboo" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".

Shinozuka Japanese

Shinozuka 篠塚, しのづか Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Shinpo 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shinpō 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shinpoh 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shinpou 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shinsawa Japanese

Shinseki Japanese
Shin can mean "new" or "trust, faith" and seki means "frontier pass".

Shinso 心操 Japanese
From Japanese 心 (shin) meaning "heart, mind" and 操 (so, sou, sō) meaning "manipulate, operate"

Shintaku 新宅, しんたく Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 宅 (taku) meaning "house, home".

Shintani 新谷, しんたに Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".