Surname
Minowa
Minowa (箕輪) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean winnowing + ring, and Wikidata lists 18 notable people with this family name.
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What Minowa means
箕
winnowing
輪
ring, wheel
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Minowa mean winnowing + ring. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.
Famous people named Minowa
Yoshinobu Minowa 箕輪 義信Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.