Nishizawa

Hiragana:にしざわ
Katakana:ニシザワ
Households:aprx. 10,000

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 Nishizawa, kanji choices are listed below, sorted by the households number in Japan.

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西沢- Nishizawa -

common

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

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

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. 10,000

西澤- Nishizawa -

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

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

澤 means "wetlands with shallow."

Households: aprx. 1,000

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