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Kawanabe 川辺 – Japanese surname

Kawanabe (川辺) is read かわなべ and has 4 syllables. It is a family name. Written as 川辺, the characters mean: stream + environs. This reading can be written with at least 12 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 8 to 25 strokes in total.

How to write Kawanabe in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
川辺	かわなべ	stream + environs	8
河辺	かわなべ	river + environs	13
川鍋	かわなべ	stream + pot	20
河鍋	かわなべ	river + pot	25
川名部	かわなべ	stream + name + section	20
川奈部	かわなべ	stream + Nara + section	22

Meanings are literal translations of each kanji. Names are often chosen for sound, so the intended meaning can differ.

The kanji in Kawanabe

川

stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical

3 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: セン Kun: かわ

辺

environs, boundary, border, vicinity

5 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 4

On: ヘン Kun: あた、ほと、べ

河

river

8 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 5

On: カ Kun: かわ

鍋

pot, pan, kettle

17 strokes, taught in secondary school

On: カ Kun: なべ

Kawanabe in different scripts

Romaji	Kawanabe
Hiragana	かわなべ
Katakana	カワナベ
Kanji (most common)	川辺

Full name examples

Ayumi Kawanabe (Japanese order: 川辺歩美, かわなべあゆみ)
Yurina Kawanabe (Japanese order: 川辺百合奈, かわなべゆりな)
Yuki Kawanabe (Japanese order: 川辺結城, かわなべゆうき)

How to pronounce Kawanabe

Break it into 4 parts: ka · wa · na · be. Japanese has no stressed syllables like English, so say each part with the same length and the same weight. The 4 sound units are written かわなべ.

Questions about Kawanabe

What does Kawanabe mean in Japanese?

Kawanabe has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 川辺, combines these meanings: stream + environs. Other spellings include 河辺 (river + environs), 川鍋 (stream + pot), 河鍋 (river + pot).

How do you write Kawanabe in kanji?

The most common way is 川辺 (かわなべ). It can also be written 河辺, 川鍋, 河鍋, 川名部, 川奈部.

How do you write Kawanabe in katakana?

Kawanabe is カワナベ in katakana and かわなべ in hiragana.

How do you pronounce Kawanabe?

Kawanabe is read かわなべ and has 4 syllables (morae).

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Other surnames that use 川

川: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical

Aikawa 会川 Aisawa 相川 Egawa 会川 Fukawa 不川 Furukawa 古川 Hasegawa 長谷川 Hikawa 日川 Hirokawa 広川 Ichikawa 一川 Ishikawa 石川 Kagawa 加川 Kawabata 川端

Names with a similar sound

Kawa 加和 Kawabata 川端 Kawabe 川部 Kawachi 川地 Kawaguchi 川口 Kawahata 川端 Kawai 川会 Kawaji 川地 Kawamura 川村 Kawano 川野

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