Surname

Haji

Haji (土師) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean earth + expert; teacher, and Wikidata lists 16 notable people with this family name.

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Written土師はじearth + expert; teacher

What Haji means

土
earth, soil
師
expert; teacher

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Haji mean earth + expert; teacher. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji