Surname

Kasai

Kasai (河西) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + west, and Wikidata lists 26 notable people with this family name.

か · さ · い · かさい
Written河西かさいriver + west

What Kasai means

河
river
西
west

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Kasai mean river + west. 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 Kasai

Masae Kasai 河西 昌枝Japanese volleyball player (1933–2013)
Tomomi Kasai 河西 智美Japanese female talent, singer, YouTuber, businessperson (1991-)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji