Surname

Kawasumi

Kawasumi (川澄) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + clear, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

か · わ · す · み · かわすみ
Written川澄かわすみriver + clear

What Kawasumi means

川
river
澄
clear, still (water)

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kawasumi 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 Kawasumi

Nahomi Kawasumi 川澄 奈穂美Japanese association football player
Ayako Kawasumi 川澄 綾子Japanese voice actress and singer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji