Kanasawa

Hiragana:かなさわ
Katakana:カナサワ
Households:aprx. 20,000

Names and meanings by Kanji - 2 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 Kanasawa, kanji choices are listed below, sorted by the households number in Japan.

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金沢- Kanasawa -

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金 means "gold, money, metal." Details are below.

Metal - A general term for metals, such as gold.
Money - Currency, coins, and other forms of payment.
Color - Golden or golden-colored.
Hardness - A metaphor for something hard.
Beauty - A metaphor for something beautiful and precious, like gold.
Metal in Five Elements - One of the five elements,
West - West in eight directions.
Star - The name of a star, Venus.
Shogi Piece - One of the pieces in shogi, the gold general(金将).
Friday - One of the seven days of the week.

沢 means "stream, swamp, marsh." Details are below.

Wetland - A place where water is shallow and collects, with lush vegetation.
Shine - Brightness, light, lustrous.
Moisten - To moisten, to wet, to be kind.
Rub - To rub, to knead.

Households: aprx. 20,000

金澤- Kanasawa -

金 means "gold, money, metal." Details are below.

Metal - A general term for metals, such as gold.
Money - Currency, coins, and other forms of payment.
Color - Golden or golden-colored.
Hardness - A metaphor for something hard.
Beauty - A metaphor for something beautiful and precious, like gold.
Metal in Five Elements - One of the five elements,
West - West in eight directions.
Star - The name of a star, Venus.
Shogi Piece - One of the pieces in shogi, the gold general(金将).
Friday - One of the seven days of the week.

澤 means "wetlands with shallow."

Households: aprx. 10

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