Surname

Tezuka

Tezuka (手塚) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean hand + mound, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

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Written手塚てずかhand + mound

What Tezuka means

手
hand
塚
mound

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka 手塚 治Japanese cartoonist and animator (1928–1989)
Takashi Tezuka 手塚 卓志Japanese video game designer and producer
Makoto Tezuka 手塚 眞Japanese film and anime director

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji