Surname

Yamaji

Yamaji (山路) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean mountain + path, and Wikidata lists 58 notable people with this family name.

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Written山路やまじmountain + path

What Yamaji means

山
mountain
路
path, road

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Yamaji

Osamu Yamaji 山路 修Japanese association football player (1929-2021)
Yoshihito Yamaji 山路 嘉人Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji