Surname
Kawabata
Kawabata (川畑) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + field, and Wikidata lists 17 notable people with this family name.
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What Kawabata means
川
river
畑
field, farm
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kawabata 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.