Surname
Sakano
Sakano (坂野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean slope + field, and Wikidata lists 23 notable people with this family name.
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What Sakano means
坂
slope
野
field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Sakano describes a place. Its kanji point to a slope and a field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.