Surname

Sengoku

Sengoku (仙石) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean hermit; wizard + stone, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

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Written仙石せんごくhermit; wizard + stone

What Sengoku means

仙
hermit; wizard
石
stone

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji