Kawakami

• Hiragana:かわかみ
• Katakana:カワカミ
• Households:aprx. 40,000
• English Syllables:ka-wa-ka-mi (4)
• Japanese Morae:ka-wa-ka-mi (4)
• English transcription:Kawakami

Kanji Names & Meanings - 5 variations

川上- Kawakami -

Common Nature

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

上 means "to rise, above, earlier."

• To Rise - To Go Up; to ascend; to move from low to high.

• To Offer - To Present; to dedicate; to submit.

• Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.

• Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.

• Ascend - To go to the center.

• Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.

• Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.

• High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.

• Landlady - A Man's Wife; the female master of a house.

View details for the kanji 上

• Households: aprx. 30,000

• 川
• 上

• 川
• 上

河上- Kawakami -

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

上 means "to rise, above, earlier."

• To Rise - To Go Up; to ascend; to move from low to high.

• To Offer - To Present; to dedicate; to submit.

• Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.

• Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.

• Ascend - To go to the center.

• Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.

• Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.

• High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.

• Landlady - A Man's Wife; the female master of a house.

View details for the kanji 上

• Households: aprx. 4,000

• 河
• 上

• 河
• 上

川神- Kawakami -

Nature

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

神 means "god, divine, spirit."

• God - A Divine Being; the supreme creator of all things; heavenly deity.

• Divine - Having supernatural powers beyond human comprehension; spiritual workings.

• Spirit - The Soul; the spiritual essence; the heart and mind.

• Excellence - The highest level of achievement.

• Heart - The innermost part of a person.

• Mysterious Work - Unfathomable and spiritual work.

• Preciousness - Something of great value.

• Soul - The spiritual essence of a person.

• Supreme - Extremely Excellent; most noble and sacred.

View details for the kanji 神

• Households: aprx. 100

• 川
• 神

• 川
• 神

加輪上- Kawakami -

加 means "add, join, apply."

• Add - To Combine; to increase.

• To Add, Append - To add something to an existing situation or group.

• Join - To become part of.

• Apply - To put into effect.

View details for the kanji 加

輪 means "wheel, ring, turn."

• Wheel - A circular frame.

• Ring - A circular band.

• Turn - To Rotate; to cycle.

• Circulate - To move around in a circle.

• Flower - A counting word used to refer to a flower.

• Grand - A large and impressive scale.

• In Sequence - To take turns.

• Surroundings - The shape or form of something.

• Vertical - Referring to the north and south.

View details for the kanji 輪

上 means "to rise, above, earlier."

• To Rise - To Go Up; to ascend; to move from low to high.

• To Offer - To Present; to dedicate; to submit.

• Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.

• Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.

• Ascend - To go to the center.

• Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.

• Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.

• High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.

• Landlady - A Man's Wife; the female master of a house.

View details for the kanji 上

• Households: under 10

• 加
• 輪
• 上

• 加
• 輪
• 上

河神- Kawakami -

1

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

神 means "god, divine, spirit."

• God - A Divine Being; the supreme creator of all things; heavenly deity.

• Divine - Having supernatural powers beyond human comprehension; spiritual workings.

• Spirit - The Soul; the spiritual essence; the heart and mind.

• Excellence - The highest level of achievement.

• Heart - The innermost part of a person.

• Mysterious Work - Unfathomable and spiritual work.

• Preciousness - Something of great value.

• Soul - The spiritual essence of a person.

• Supreme - Extremely Excellent; most noble and sacred.

View details for the kanji 神

• Households: under 10

• 河
• 神

• 河
• 神

Real Persons

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

• 川上Kawakami 航立Kōtatsu Japanese association football player (2002- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 康平Kōhei Japanese association football player (2001- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 真愛Ai (1999- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 千尋Chihiro Japanese idol (1998- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 貴一Kiichi Japanese basketball player (1995- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 礼奈Rena singer, NMB48 member (1995- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 拓也Takuya Japanese sprinter (1995- ) EN JP
• 川上Kawakami 麻莉亜Maria basketball player (1994- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 竜平Ryūhei Japanese baseball player (1993- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 愛Mana Japanese actress (1993- ) JP
• 河上Kawakami 隆一Ryūichi Japanese professional wrestler (1988- ) EN JP
• 河上Kawakami だいしろうDaijirō Japanese mangaka (1988- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 聖子Satoko Japanese basketball player (1988- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 典洋Norihiro Japanese association football player (1987- ) EN JP
• 川上Kawakami 大輔Daisuke Japanese singer (1984- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami テルヒサTeruhisa Japanese singer-songwriter (1973- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 猛Takeshi Japanese shogi player (1972- ) EN JP
• 川上Kawakami 雅史Masashi Japanese boxer (1972- ) EN JP
• 河上Kawakami 満栄Mitsue Japanese politician (1971- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 理恵Rie Japanese basketball player (1971- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami とも子Tomoko Japanese voice actress (1970-2011) EN JP
• 川上Kawakami 量生Nobuo Japanese businessperson and film producer (1968- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 英幸Hideyuki Japanese screenwriter (1967- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami たけしTakeshi Japanese actor (1967- ) JP
• 河上Kawakami 幸恵Yukie Japanese singer (1967- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami つよしTsuyoshi Japanese bassist and bandmaster (1967- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 麻衣子Maiko Japanese actress (1966- ) EN JP
• 川上Kawakami 茂信Shigenobu Japanese linguist (1961- ) JP
• 河上Kawakami 敬也Takaya Japanese baseball manager (1959- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 弘美Hiromi Japanese writer (1958- ) EN JP
• 川上Kawakami 則雄Norio Japanese physicist (1958- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 和久Kazuhisa Japanese psychologist and critic (1957- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 文博Fumihiro Japanese diplomat (1957- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 憲人Norito Japanese psychiatric epidemiologist (1957- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 政行Masayuki (1956- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 紳一Shin'ichi Japanese earth scientist (1956- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 一夫Kazuo (1956- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 哲Satoshi Japanese actor (1955- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 義幸Yoshiyuki (1954- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 泰生Yasuo (1953- ) JP
• 河上Kawakami 正二Shōji (1953- ) JP
• 河上Kawakami 修Osamu Japanese jazz bassist (1952- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 恵一Keiichi Japanese architect (1952- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 洋司Hiroshi Japanese singer (1951- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 義博Yoshihiro Japanese politician (1950- ) EN JP
• 川上Kawakami 悦夫Etsuo (1950- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 公一Kōichi Japanese diplomat (1950- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 健一Ken'ichi Japanese novelist (1949- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 信夫Nobuo Japanese association football player (1947- ) EN JP
• 川上Kawakami 皓市Kōichi Japanese cinematographer (1946- ) JP
• 河上Kawakami 覃雄Nobuo Japanese politician (1946- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 善郎Yoshirō (1946- ) JP
• 河上Kawakami 亮一Ryōichi Japanese teacher (1943- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 浩Hiroshi Japanese businessperson (1942- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 徹Tōru Japanese contributing editor (1940-2015) JP
• 川上Kawakami 源太郎Gentarō Japanese critic (1939-2013) JP
• 川上Kawakami 光正Mitsumasa (1938- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 隆朗Takao Japanese ambassador (1938- ) JP
• 河上Kawakami 和雄Kazuo Japanese lawyer (1933-2015) JP
• 川上Kawakami 正也Masaya Japanese physician (1929- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 秀光Hidemitsu (1929-2011) JP
• 川上Kawakami 裕之Hiroyuki (1929- ) JP
• 川上Kawakami 哲郎Tetsurō Japanese businessperson (1928-2021) JP
• 川上Kawakami 洸Takeshi Japanese translator (1926- ) JP
• 河上Kawakami 民雄Tamio (1925-2012) JP
• 川上Kawakami 紀一Kiichi Japanese politician (1922-2009) JP
• 川上Kawakami 喜八郎Kihachirō Japanese politician (1920-1983) JP
• 川上Kawakami 景司Keiji Japanese businessperson and camera operator (1912-1973) JP
• 川上Kawakami 源一Gen'ichi Japanese businessman (1912-2002) EN JP
• 川上Kawakami 正光Masamitsu Japanese academic (1912-1996) JP
• 川上Kawakami 喜久子Kikuko Japanese writer and poet (1904-1985) EN JP
• 河上Kawakami 徹太郎Tetsutarō Japanese translator and writer (1902-1980) JP
• 川上Kawakami 拙以Setsui Japanese painter (1901-1976) JP
• 川上Kawakami 澄生Sumio Japanese painter (1895-1972) JP
• 河上Kawakami 丈太郎Jōtarō Japanese politician and lawyer (1889-1965) JP
• 川上Kawakami 貫一Kan'ichi Japanese politician (1888-1968) JP
• 川上Kawakami 多助Tasuke Japanese historian (1884-1959) JP
• 河上Kawakami 肇Hajime Japanese economist, activist and writer (1879-1946) JP
• 河上Kawakami 清Kiyoshi Japanese writer (1873-1949) JP
• 川上Kawakami 眉山Bizan Japanese writer (1869-1908) JP
• 川上Kawakami 音二郎Otojirō Japanese actor (1864-1911) JP
• 川上Kawakami 親晴Chikaharu Japanese politician (1855-1944) JP

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