Surname
Kobashi
Kobashi (小橋) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean small + bridge, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.
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What Kobashi means
小
small
橋
bridge
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kobashi describes a place. Its kanji point to a bridge, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.