Surname

Kijima

Kijima (貴島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean precious + island, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

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Written貴島きじまprecious + island

What Kijima means

貴
precious, noble
島
island

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji