Surname

Akahane

Akahane (赤羽) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean red + feather, and Wikidata lists 17 notable people with this family name.

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Written赤羽あかはねred + feather

What Akahane means

赤
red
羽
feather, wing

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Akahane mean red + feather. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji