Surname
Kawashima
Kawashima (川嶋) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + island, and Wikidata lists 28 notable people with this family name.
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What Kawashima means
川
river
嶋
island
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kawashima 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.