Surname
Tanikawa
Tanikawa (谷川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean valley + river, and Wikidata lists 18 notable people with this family name.
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What Tanikawa means
谷
valley
川
river
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Tanikawa describes a place. Its kanji point to a valley and a river, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Tanikawa
Shuntarō Tanikawa 谷川 俊太郎Japanese poet (1931–2024)
Momoko Tanikawa 谷川 萌々子Japanese association football player
Teijiro Tanikawa 谷川 禎次郎swimmer
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.