Surname
Asakawa
Asakawa (浅川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean shallow + river, and Wikidata lists 42 notable people with this family name.
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What Asakawa means
浅
shallow
川
river
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Asakawa 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.
Famous people named Asakawa
Chieko Asakawa 浅川 智恵子Japanese information engineer (1958-)
Yū Asakawa 浅川 悠Japanese voice actress
Hayato Asakawa 浅川 隼人Japanese association football player (1995-)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.