SurnameNo. 52 in Japan
Harada
Harada (原田) is the 52nd most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.29 million people. Its kanji mean field + rice field.
は · ら · だ · はらだ
What Harada means
原
field, plain
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Harada describes a place. Its kanji point to a plain and a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.