Surname
Teranishi
Teranishi (寺西) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean temple + west, and Wikidata lists 44 notable people with this family name.
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What Teranishi means
寺
temple
西
west
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Teranishi mean temple + west. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.