Surname
Shioda
Shioda (塩田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean salt + rice field, and Wikidata lists 20 notable people with this family name.
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What Shioda means
塩
salt
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Shioda describes a place. Its kanji point to a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Shioda
Gozo Shioda 塩田 剛三Japanese aikido master (1915-1994)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.