Surname

Nishikiori

Nishikiori (錦織) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean brocade; fine dress + to weave, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

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Written錦織にしきおりbrocade; fine dress + to weave

What Nishikiori means

錦
brocade; fine dress
織
to weave

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Nishikiori mean brocade; fine dress + to weave. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.