Surname
Yanai
Yanai (矢内) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean arrow + inside, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.
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What Yanai means
矢
arrow
内
inside
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Yanai mean arrow + inside. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.