Surname
Akashi
Akashi (明石) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean bright + stone, and Wikidata lists 59 notable people with this family name.
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What Akashi means
明
bright
石
stone
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Akashi describes a place. Its kanji point to stones, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Akashi
Akashi Motojiro 明石 元二郎Imperial Japanese Army general (1864–1919)
Yasushi Akashi 明石 康diplomat
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.