Surname

Kagawa

Kagawa (賀川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean congratulations + river, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.

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Written賀川かがわcongratulations + river

What Kagawa means

賀
congratulations
川
river

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kagawa describes a place. Its kanji point to a river, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Kagawa

Toyohiko Kagawa 賀川 豊彦Japanese Christian social reformer (1888–1960)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji