Surname
Chinen
Chinen (知念) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to know + wish; sense, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.
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What Chinen means
知
to know
念
wish; sense
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Chinen mean to know + wish; sense. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.