Surname

Kohara

Kohara (小原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean small + field, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.

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Written小原こはらsmall + field

What Kohara means

小
small
原
field, plain

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Kohara

Noboru Kohara 小原 昇Japanese association football player
Konomi Kohara 小原 好美Japanese voice actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji