Surname
Oikawa
Oikawa (及川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean reach out; exert + river, and Wikidata lists 137 notable people with this family name.
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What Oikawa means
及
reach out; exert
川
river
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Oikawa describes a place. Its kanji point to a river, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Oikawa
Okuro Oikawa 及川 奥郎Japanese astronomer (1896–1970)
Koshirō Oikawa 及川 古志郎Japanese admiral (1883-1958)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.