Surname

Tajiri

Tajiri (田尻) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rice field + buttocks; hips, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

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Written田尻たじりrice field + buttocks; hips

What Tajiri means

田
rice field
尻
buttocks; hips

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Tajiri

Satoshi Tajiri 田尻 智Japanese video game designer
Ken Tajiri 田尻 健Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji