Surname

Kawanishi

Kawanishi (川西) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + west, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

か · わ · に · し · かわにし
Written川西かわにしriver + west

What Kawanishi means

川
river
西
west

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kawanishi 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 Kawanishi

Takehiko Kawanishi 川西 武彦Japanese association football player
Shota Kawanishi 川西 翔太Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji