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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Japanese; and the pattern is *a.
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Nohara 野原, のはら Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Nohda 納田, のうだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Nojima 野島, 野嶋, のじま Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Nokawa 野川 Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "plain, field" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."
Nomiyama 野見山 Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, plain", 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, perspective", 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Nomura 野村 Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Nonaka 野中 Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Nonomura 野々村, ののむら Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".
Nonoyama 野々山, ののやま Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" (repeated, indicated by the iteration mark 々) and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Nōsawa 納沢, のうさわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Nosawa Japanese
No means "field, plain" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Nosawa 納沢, のうさわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōsawa).
Noshima Japanese
No means "field, rice paddy, wilderness" and shima means "island".
Nota Japanese
Variant of Noda meaning "field, rice paddy".
Nouda 納田, のうだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Noyama 野山 Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 野 meaning "Field", and 山 meaning "Mountain".
Nōzawa 納沢, のうざわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 沢 (zawa), the joining form of 沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, marsh; wetlands", possibly referring to a place with wet grounds or a mountain stream.
Nozawa 納沢, のうざわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Numa Japanese
Numa means "marsh, swamp".
Numahata 沼形 Japanese
Possibly from 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 形 (hata) meaning "shape, form, type".
Numasawa 沼沢, 沼澤 Japanese
From 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Numata 沼田, ぬまた Japanese
From Japanese 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ōba 大場, おおば Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Oba 大場, おおば Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大場 (see Ōba).
Obama 小浜 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".
Obara Japanese
It's written like : 小 (O meaning small) and Bara meaning "Plain". Masakazu Obara's last name is pronounced like this. He is an anime director, he worked on Accel World.
Obata 小畑, おばた Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 畑 (hata) meaning "field".
Obata 小幡, おばた Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".
Obata 小八田, おばた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小八田 (see Kobata).
Obinaga 帯長, 帯永, おびなが Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 帯 (obi) meaning "sash; belt" and 長 (naga), the root form of 長い (nagai) meaning "long; lengthy".... [more]
Ochiya 落谷 Japanese
A variant of Ochitani.
Oda 小田, 尾田, 織田, 小多, 尾多 Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (o) "small," 尾 (o) "tail" or 織 (o) "fabric," "material," "cloth" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."... [more]
Odajima 小田島, おだじま Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Odaka 小高, おだか Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".
Ōga 淡河, 王賀, 相賀, おうが Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 淡河, 王賀 or 相賀 with 淡 (tan, awa.i) meaning "faint, fleeting, pale, thin," 河 (ka, kawa) meaning "river," 王 (ou, -nou) meaning "king, magnate, rule," 相 (shou, sou, ai-, ou) meaning "aspect, councillor, each other, inter-, minister of state, mutual, phase, physiognomy, together" and 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy."... [more]
Ogasahara 小笠原 Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Ogasawara 小笠原 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 笠 (kasa) meaning "bamboo hat", and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Ogasawara 小笠原 Japanese
From Japanese 小笠原 (Ogasawara) meaning "Ogasawara", a former village in the former district of Koma in the former Japanese province of Kai in parts of present-day Yamanashi, Japan.
Ogata 緒方, おがた Japanese
From Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "thread" and 方 (kata) meaning "person, way, method".
Ogata 尾形, おがた Japanese
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end" and 形 (kata) meaning "shape, form".
Ogawara 小笠原 Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Ogaya Japanese
Variant of Otani.
Ogihara Japanese
Ogi means "reed, rush" and hara means "field, plain".
Ogiwara 荻原 Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Oguma Japanese
Variant of Ōkuma.
Ogura 小倉 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".
Ōhama 大浜, 大濱 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".
Ōhara 大原 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ohara 小原 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ohda Japanese
Variant transcription of Oda.
Ōhira 大平, おおひら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Ohira 大平, おおひら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大平 (see Ōhira).
Ohjima Japanese
Variant transcription of Ojima.
Ohka Japanese
A transcription of Oka meaning "Ridge, Hill". It's likely an americanized spelling.
Ohmura Japanese
Variant transcription of Omura.
Ohsawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Osawa.
Ohshima Japanese
Variant transcription of Oshima.
Ohsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Osuka.
Ohtsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsuka.
Ohwada Japanese
Variant transcription of Owada.
Oikawa 及川 Japanese
From Japanese 及 (oi) meaning "reach out, exert, cause" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ōiwa 大岩, おおいわ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大岩 (see Ōiwa).
Ojima Japanese
Variant of Oshima.
Ojiya 小路谷, おじや Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Oka Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Okada 岡田 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Okajima 岡島 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Okasahara 小笠原 Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Okasaka Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and means "slope, hill".
Okasawara 小笠原 Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Okashima 岡島 Japanese
岡 (Oka) means "ridge, hill" and 島 (shima) means "island".
Okata Japanese
Variant of Okada.
Ōkawa 大川, おおかわ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Okawa 大川, 大河 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."
Okawa 大川, おおかわ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大川 (see Ōkawa).
Ōkawara 大河原, おおかわら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great", 河 (ka) meaning "river, stream" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".
Okawara 大河原, おおかわら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大河原 (see Ōkawara).
Okayama 岡山, おかやま Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Okita 沖田, おきた Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okota 興古田, 小古田, オコタ Japanese (Rare)
This name is used to combine 興 (kou, kyou, oko.ru, oko.su) meaning "interest, pleasure," or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 古 (ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su) meaning "old" and 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy."
Okuda 奥田, おくだ Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okuda 小管, おくだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).
Okudaira 奥平 Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 平 (taira) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Okukawa Japanese (Rare)
Oku means "interior,secluded,further out" and kawa means "river". Minako Okukawa is a fictional character from Yuri!!! On Ice and it's also the name of a company.
Ōkuma 大隈, 大熊, 逢隈 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 大 (ō, "big, great") or 逢 (ō, "meeting") and 熊 (kuma, "bear") or 隈 (kuma, "recess, corner, shade")
Okuoka 奥岡, おくおか Japanese
The meaning of Okuoka/奥岡 equals to "Interior Hill"
Ōkura 大倉, 大蔵, おおくら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse".
Okura 大倉, 大蔵, おおくら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大倉 or 大蔵 (see Ōkura).
Okusawa 奥沢 Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Okuyama 奥山 Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Oma Japanese (Modern, ?)
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "large, big" and 間 (ma) meaning "interval, space".
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".
Ōmura 大村, おおむら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
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".
Onizuka 鬼塚 Japanese
From Japanese 鬼 (oni) "demon" and 塚 (dzuka) "mound".
Onodera 小野寺 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".
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]
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".
Ooshiba 大柴, 大芝 Japanese
Variant transcription of Oshiba.
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.
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".
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".
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).
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).
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, eagle, falcon", 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]
Otaka 大高, おおたか Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大高 (see Ōtaka).
Otawara Japanese
A notable bearer is Harukiyo Otwara, a daimyo of the Sengoku Period.
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).
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).
Owara Japanese
Variant of Ohara.
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".
Ozaka Japanese
"Big, great slope". Variant of Osaka.
Ozawa 小沢, 小澤 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Ōzora 大空, おおぞら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".
Roka Japanese
Japanese name meaning "White crest of the wave".
Rokuyama 六山 Japanese (Rare)
Means "6 mountains" in Japanese.
Royama Japanese
蝋 means wax. 山 means mountain.
Rurikawa 瑠璃川, るりかわ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瑠璃 (ruri) meaning "lapis lazuli" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
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".
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, assist, help" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field". This is the name of areas in the city of Yokosuka and the city of Katori in Japan.
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).
Sahata 茶畑, さはた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶畑 (see Chabata 2).
Saihara Japanese
Prime field, Conspicuous wilderness... [more]
Saika 雑賀 Japanese
From 雑 (sai) meaning "miscellaneous" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy".
Saitama 埼玉 Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "precious stone peninsula".
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".
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".
Sakahara 阪原 Japanese
From Japanese 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Sakakawa Japanese
Saka means "slope, hill" and kawa means "river, stream".
Sakakibara 榊原 Japanese
From Japanese 榊 (sakaki) meaning "sakaki" (a type of tree) and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field".
Sakakida 榊田 Japanese (Rare)
Sakaki (榊) means "sakaki tree", da (田) means "ricefield". Ta changes to da because of rendaku. This surname is extremely rare
Sakakihara Japanese
Sakaki refers to the "sakaki tree" and hara means "field plain".
Sakamata Japanese
Perhaps from surname of Naoya Sakamata, who was a composer of dark music.
Sakashita 坂下, さかした Japanese
From Japanese 坂 (saka) meaning "slope" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Sakata 坂田, 阪田, さかた Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sakiyama 崎山 Japanese
From Japanese 崎 (saki) "small peninsula, cape" and 山 (yama) "mountain".
Sakka 属, さかん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 属 (see Sakan).
Sakoda 迫田 Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 迫 (sako) meaning "a small valley on the mountain side" and 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".
Sakota 迫田, さこた Japanese
From Japanese 迫 (sako) meaning "mountainside valley" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sakuma 佐久間 Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Sakura 佐倉, さくら Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 倉 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".
Sakuraba 桜庭, さくらば Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 庭 (ba) meaning "garden".
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".
Sakuramiya 桜宮, 櫻宮 Japanese
From Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Sakurasaka Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and saka means "cape, peninsula".
Sakurashima Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and shima means "island".
Sakurazaka Japanese (Rare)
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and zaka is a form of saka that means means "peninsula, cape". ... [more]
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]
Samukawa Japanese
A notable bearer is Tatsukiyo Samukawa (1697-1739), the daimyo of the Zeze Domain.
Samura Japanese
Sa means "support, assist" and mura "village, hamlet" or "town".
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).
Sanda Japanese
Variant of Mita.
Sanjoba 三條場 Japanese
Sanmiya 三宮 Japanese
三 (san) meaning "three" and 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, temple, shrine".
Sannomiya 三宮 Japanese
From 三 (san) meaning "three", ノ (no) an invisible possessive particle, and 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine".
Santa Japanese
Variant of Mita.
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.
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).
Saruta 猿田 Japanese
From Japanese 猿 (saru) meaning "monkey" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sasahara 笹原, ささはら Japanese
From Japanese 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Sasakawa 笹川, ささかわ Japanese
From Japanese 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sasayama 笹原 Japanese
笹 (Sasa) means "bamboo" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Sashihara 指原 Japanese
From 指 (sashi) meaning "finger" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Sassa 左雨, さっさ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).