Nakagawa

Hiragana:なかがわ
Katakana:ナカガワ
Households:aprx. 70,000

Names and meanings by Kanji - 7 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 Nakagawa, kanji choices are listed below, sorted by the households number in Japan.

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中川- Nakagawa -

common

中 means "in, inside, middle, center." Details are below.

Inside/Interior - Refers to the inside or interior of something.
Middle - Refers to the middle or middle point of something.
Neutral - Refers to not being biased towards either side.
Halfway - Refers to being in the middle of a process.
Between - Refers to the space between two things.
Whole - Refers to the entire period or range.
Hit - Refers to hitting or striking something.
China - Refers to the abbreviation of the country name “China”.

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. 70,000

仲川- Nakagawa -

仲 means "relationship, friendship, harmony." Details are below.

Middle - In the middle, the second of siblings in terms of age.
Relationship - The relationship between people.

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. 2,000

中河- Nakagawa -

中 means "in, inside, middle, center." Details are below.

Inside/Interior - Refers to the inside or interior of something.
Middle - Refers to the middle or middle point of something.
Neutral - Refers to not being biased towards either side.
Halfway - Refers to being in the middle of a process.
Between - Refers to the space between two things.
Whole - Refers to the entire period or range.
Hit - Refers to hitting or striking something.
China - Refers to the abbreviation of the country name “China”.

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. 700

仲河- Nakagawa -

仲 means "relationship, friendship, harmony." Details are below.

Middle - In the middle, the second of siblings in terms of age.
Relationship - The relationship between people.

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. 30

中側- Nakagawa -

中 means "in, inside, middle, center." Details are below.

Inside/Interior - Refers to the inside or interior of something.
Middle - Refers to the middle or middle point of something.
Neutral - Refers to not being biased towards either side.
Halfway - Refers to being in the middle of a process.
Between - Refers to the space between two things.
Whole - Refers to the entire period or range.
Hit - Refers to hitting or striking something.
China - Refers to the abbreviation of the country name “China”.

側 means "side, beside, near, close to." Details are below.

Beside - Being near or next to something.
Side - One side of an object or surface.
Lean - To tilt or incline towards one side.
Faintly - A very small amount.

Households: under 10

那賀川- Nakagawa -

那 means "that, that one." Details are below.

Many - Refers to a large quantity or amount.
Beautiful - Refers to something that is aesthetically pleasing.
Peaceful - Refers to a state of tranquility or serenity.
Question Mark/Contradiction - Used to express doubt or a contradiction.

賀 means "congratulation, greeting." Details are below.

Celebrate/Congratulate - To express joy and happiness for an event or accomplishment.
Praise - To express admiration and approval for someone or something.
Take on/Undertake - To accept responsibility for a task or obligation.
Bear/Carry - To support or hold up something.

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: under 10

仲側- Nakagawa -

仲 means "relationship, friendship, harmony." Details are below.

Middle - In the middle, the second of siblings in terms of age.
Relationship - The relationship between people.

側 means "side, beside, near, close to." Details are below.

Beside - Being near or next to something.
Side - One side of an object or surface.
Lean - To tilt or incline towards one side.
Faintly - A very small amount.

Households: under 10

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