Surname
Kawashima
Kawashima (川島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + island, and Wikidata lists 142 notable people with this family name.
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What Kawashima means
川
river
島
island
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kawashima describes a place. Its kanji point to a river and an island, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Kawashima
Eiji Kawashima 川島 永嗣Japanese footballer (born 1983)
Shinya Kawashima 川島 眞也Japanese association football player
Daichi Kawashima 川島 大地Japanese association football player
Ryuta Kawashima 川島 隆太Japanese neuroscientist (born 1959)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.