Surname

Tsubokawa

Tsubokawa (坪川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean plot of land + river, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

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Written坪川つぼかわplot of land + river

What Tsubokawa means

坪
plot of land
川
river

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji