Surname

Kihara

Kihara (木原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean tree + field, and Wikidata lists 75 notable people with this family name.

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Written木原きはらtree + field

What Kihara means

木
tree
原
field, plain

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Kihara

Masakazu Kihara 木原 正和Japanese association football player
Ryuichi Kihara 木原 龍一Japanese figure skater

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji