Surname
Shirai
Shirai (白井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean white + well, and Wikidata lists 67 notable people with this family name.
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What Shirai means
白
white
井
well
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Shirai describes a place. Its kanji point to a well, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Shirai
Hiroyuki Shirai 白井 博幸Japanese association football player (born 1974)
Atsushi Shirai 白井 淳Japanese association football player
Kosuke Shirai 白井 康介Japanese association football player
Haruto Shirai 白井 陽斗Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.