Arakawa

• Hiragana:あらかわ
• Katakana:アラカワ
• Households:aprx. 20,000
• English Syllables:a-ra-ka-wa (4)
• Japanese Morae:a-ra-ka-wa (4)
• English transcription:Arakawa

Kanji Names & Meanings - 5 variations

荒川- Arakawa -

Common Nature

荒 means "to become wild, famine, to run wild."

• To Become Wild - To be Devastated; to fall into ruin.

• To Cover - A Covering; an overlay.

• To Run Wild - To become disordered.

• Famine - Crop Failure; poor harvest.

• Distant - Remote Lands; frontier.

• Large - To Enlarge; to expand.

• Random - Haphazard; false.

• Rough - Violent; wild; stormy.

• Rough Skin - Chapped skin.

• Storm - A violent storm.

View details for the kanji 荒

川 means "river."

• River - A natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.

• Stream - A small, narrow river or a body of flowing water.

View details for the kanji 川

• Households: aprx. 20,000

• 荒
• 川

• 荒
• 川

新川- Arakawa -

Nature

1

新 means "new, fresh, modern."

• New - Recently made or discovered.

• Fresh - Not previously used.

• Modern - Current; up-to-date.

View details for the kanji 新

川 means "river."

• River - A natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.

• Stream - A small, narrow river or a body of flowing water.

View details for the kanji 川

• Households: aprx. 4,000

• 新
• 川

• 新
• 川

荒河- Arakawa -

荒 means "to become wild, famine, to run wild."

• To Become Wild - To be Devastated; to fall into ruin.

• To Cover - A Covering; an overlay.

• To Run Wild - To become disordered.

• Famine - Crop Failure; poor harvest.

• Distant - Remote Lands; frontier.

• Large - To Enlarge; to expand.

• Random - Haphazard; false.

• Rough - Violent; wild; stormy.

• Rough Skin - Chapped skin.

• Storm - A violent storm.

View details for the kanji 荒

河 means "river, stream, milky way."

• River - A large flowing body of water.

• Yellow River - China's great river.

• Stream - A Watercourse; a flowing channel.

• Milky Way - The galaxy seen across the sky.

View details for the kanji 河

• Households: aprx. 200

• 荒
• 河

• 荒
• 河

洗川- Arakawa -

Nature

洗 means "wash, purify, investigate."

• Wash - To Clean with Water; to cleanse.

• Purify - To Make Pure; to refine.

• Investigate - To examine thoroughly.

• Clean - To make something free from dirt, marks, or unwanted substances.

• Completely Disappear - To vanish completely without a trace.

• Examine Suspicious Things - To investigate and look into suspicious things.

• Refreshing - To have a feeling of being refreshed or invigorated.

• Respectful - To show respect and humility.

• Rinse - To wash something with water to remove dirt or impurities.

View details for the kanji 洗

川 means "river."

• River - A natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.

• Stream - A small, narrow river or a body of flowing water.

View details for the kanji 川

• Households: under 10

• 洗
• 川

• 洗
• 川

新河- Arakawa -

新 means "new, fresh, modern."

• New - Recently made or discovered.

• Fresh - Not previously used.

• Modern - Current; up-to-date.

View details for the kanji 新

河 means "river, stream, milky way."

• River - A large flowing body of water.

• Yellow River - China's great river.

• Stream - A Watercourse; a flowing channel.

• Milky Way - The galaxy seen across the sky.

View details for the kanji 河

• Households: under 10

• 新
• 河

• 新
• 河

Real Persons

The list contains people mentioned in Wikipedia. All JP links are in Japanese only. Sorry!

• 荒川Arakawa 朋花Tomoka Japanese judo player (2000- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa ちかChika Japanese actress and model (1999- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 颯Hayate Japanese basketball player (1997- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 優Yū Japanese sprinter (1989- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 美穂Miho Japanese voice actress (1987- ) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa 雄太Yūta Japanese baseball player (1987- ) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa 静香Shizuka Japanese figure skater (1981- ) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa 大輔Daisuke Japanese long jumper (1981- ) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa 弘Hiromu Japanese manga artist (1973- ) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa 慎太郎Shintarō linguist (1971- ) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa 英輔Eisuke (1971- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 義之Yoshiyuki (1968- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 哲男Tetsuo Japanese baseball player (1968- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 眞一郎Shin'ichirō (1966- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 亮Makoto Japanese actor and seiyū (1966- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 稔久Naruhisa Japanese screenwriter (1964- ) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa 真嗣Masatsugu Japanese animator (1964- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 洋平Yōhei Japanese linguist (1961- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 務Tsutomu Japanese musical actor and singer (1960- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 博之Hiroyuki Japanese keirin cyclist (1959- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 美奈子Minako Japanese voice actress (1958- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 正晴Masaharu Japanese historian (1955- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 玄太Genta Japanese keirin cyclist (1953- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 敏行Toshiyuki music composer and member of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (1953- ) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa 泰彦Yasuhiko Japanese physicist (1952- ) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa 浩久Hirohisa (1952- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 章二Shōji Japanese historian (1952- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 洋治Yōji Japanese poet (1949- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 憲一Ken'ichi Japanese historian (1949- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 健Ken (1949- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 清秀Kiyohide Japanese linguist (1949- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 俊三Junzō Japanese baseball player (1948- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 俊治Toshiharu Japanese businessperson (1948- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 尭Takashi Japanese baseball player (1947- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 好夫Yoshio Japanese photographer (1946- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 實Minoru Japanese businessman (1946- ) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa 達彦Tatsuhiko (1944- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 巌Iwao Japanese baseball player (1942- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 康男Yasuo Japanese jazz bassist (1939- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 博司Hiroshi rugby union coach (1939-2001) JP
• 新川Arakawa 秀清Shūsei Japanese politician (1937- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 修作Shūsaku Japanese artist and architect (1936-2010) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa 正昭Masaaki Japanese physician (1936-2022) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 洋二Yōji Japanese lawyer (1935-2018) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 哲生Tetsuo Japanese impresario (1931-2003) JP
• 新川Arakawa 明Akira (1931- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 卓Takashi (1931- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 博Hiroshi Japanese professional baseball player, coach (1930-2016) EN JP
• 荒川Arakawa さつきSatsuki Japanese actress (1927- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 幾男Ikuo Japanese philosopher (1926-2005) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 弘Hiroshi Japanese economist (1925-2003) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 昇治Shōji Japanese baseball player (1924-1997) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 祐吉Yūkichi Japanese commerce theorist (1923-2018) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 正嘉Masayoshi Japanese baseball player (1912- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 秀俊Hidetoshi Author and Researcher (1907-1984) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 清Kiyoshi (1893- ) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 義太郎Yoshitarō Japanese politician (1862-1927) JP
• 荒川Arakawa 高俊Takatoshi independence activist (1856-1889) JP

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