Surname

Sakaguchi

Sakaguchi (坂口) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean slope + mouth, and Wikidata lists 104 notable people with this family name.

さ · か · ぐ · ち · さかぐち
Written坂口さかぐちslope + mouth

What Sakaguchi means

坂
slope
口
mouth

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Sakaguchi describes a place. Its kanji point to a slope, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi 坂口 志文Japanese immunologist and physician (1951-)
Hironobu Sakaguchi 坂口 博信Japanese video game designer (born 1962)
Ango Sakaguchi 坂口 安吾Japanese writer (1906–1955)
Kenji Sakaguchi 坂口 健司Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji