Nishikawa

Hiragana:にしかわ
Katakana:ニシカワ
Households:aprx. 40,000

Names and meanings by Kanji - 4 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 Nishikawa, kanji choices are listed below, sorted by the households number in Japan.

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西川- Nishikawa -

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西 means "west, western." Details are below.

West, To go west
Western (Europe and America)
Abbreviation of the country name "Spain(西班牙)"

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. 40,000

西河- Nishikawa -

西 means "west, western." Details are below.

West, To go west
Western (Europe and America)
Abbreviation of the country name "Spain(西班牙)"

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

仁志川- Nishikawa -

仁 means "humanity, benevolence, kindness." Details are below.

Compassion - Showing kindness and sympathy towards others.
Affection - Showing fondness and love towards others.
Humanity - Showing kindness and understanding towards others.
Person - An individual human being.
Fruit - The seed of a fruit.

志 means "aspiration, ambition, goal." Details are below.

Aspiration - To direct one's heart towards a certain goal or objective.
Resolution - A goal or objective determined in one's heart.
Record - To remember or recall.
Document - To record or document.
Writings - A record written down. A book.
Shima - An abbreviation of Shima.

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

西側- Nishikawa -

西 means "west, western." Details are below.

West, To go west
Western (Europe and America)
Abbreviation of the country name "Spain(西班牙)"

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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