Surname

Arisaka

Arisaka (有坂) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to have + slope, and Wikidata lists 17 notable people with this family name.

あ · り · さ · か · ありさか
Written有坂ありさかto have + slope

What Arisaka means

有
to have, exist
坂
slope

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Arisaka

Arisaka Nariakira 有坂 成章Japanese general (1852-1915)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji