Hayakawa

Hiragana:はやかわ
Katakana:ハヤカワ
Households:aprx. 30,000

Names and meanings by Kanji - 3 variations

In Japanese, there is a culture of kanji which is a set of characters that originated from Chinese characters, and the meaning of the name changes according to the choice of kanji characters.
Even surnames with the same reading have different meanings depending on how the kanji characters are applied.
For Hayakawa, kanji choices are listed below, sorted by the households number in Japan.

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早川- Hayakawa -

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早 means "early, fast." Details are below.

Quickly - Acting or happening quickly, early in the morning, or immediately.
Young - Representing youth or being young in age.
Hasten - To make something happen sooner or faster.

川 means "river, stream, brook." Details are below.

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.

Households: aprx. 30,000

早河- Hayakawa -

早 means "early, fast." Details are below.

Quickly - Acting or happening quickly, early in the morning, or immediately.
Young - Representing youth or being young in age.
Hasten - To make something happen sooner or faster.

河 means "river, stream, watercourse." Details are below.

River - A large river, such as the Yellow River in China.
Milky Way - The celestial river in the night sky.

Households: aprx. 100

速川- Hayakawa -

速 means "fast, quick, rapid." Details are below.

Fast - Moving or acting quickly.
Prompt - Acting or done quickly and without delay.
Hurry - To move or act with haste.
Hasten - To cause to happen sooner.
Invite - To ask someone to come or to do something.
Summon - To call or bring someone or something to a place.

川 means "river, stream, brook." Details are below.

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.

Households: aprx. 30

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