Surname
Okazaki
Okazaki (岡崎) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean hill + cape, and Wikidata lists 189 notable people with this family name.
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What Okazaki means
岡
hill
崎
cape
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Okazaki describes a place. Its kanji point to a hill and a cape, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Okazaki
Shinji Okazaki 岡崎 慎司Japanese association football player
Tsuneko Okazaki 岡崎 恒子Japanese molecular biologist (1933–2026)
Makoto Okazaki 岡崎 慎Japanese association football player
Tomomi Okazaki 岡崎 朋美Japanese speed skater
Reiji Okazaki 岡崎 令治Japanese molecular biologist (1930–1975)
Teruyuki Okazaki 岡崎 照幸Okinawan martial artist
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.