Surname
Sekine
Sekine (関根) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean barrier + root, and Wikidata lists 89 notable people with this family name.
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What Sekine means
関
barrier, gate
根
root
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Sekine mean barrier + root. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.
Famous people named Sekine
Takahiro Sekine 関根 貴大Japanese association football player
Shinobu Sekine 関根 忍Japanese judoka (1943-2018)
Hiroki Sekine 関根 大輝Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.