Surname
Akashi
Akashi (赤司) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean red + to direct, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.
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What Akashi means
赤
red
司
to direct
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Akashi mean red + to direct. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.