Surname
Hirakawa
Hirakawa (平川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean peace + river, and Wikidata lists 32 notable people with this family name.
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What Hirakawa means
平
peace, flat
川
river
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Hirakawa 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 Hirakawa
Hiroshi Hirakawa 平川 弘Japanese association football player
Tadaaki Hirakawa 平川 忠亮Japanese association football player and manager
Ryō Hirakawa 平川 亮Japanese racing driver
Daisuke Hirakawa 平川 大輔Japanese voice actor
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.