Surname
Kawakami
Kawakami (河上) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + above, and Wikidata lists 25 notable people with this family name.
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What Kawakami means
河
river
上
above
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Kawakami mean river + above. 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 Kawakami
Kawakami Gensai 河上 彦斎Japanese samurai of the late Edo period (1834-1872)
Hajime Kawakami 河上 肇Japanese economist, activist and writer (1879–1946)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.