Surname
Akechi
Akechi (明智) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean bright + wisdom, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.
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What Akechi means
明
bright
智
wisdom
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Akechi mean bright + wisdom. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.
Famous people named Akechi
Akechi Mitsuhide 明智 光秀16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.