Last names / K
Japanese Last Names Starting with K
199 Japanese surnames begin with K, from Kabasawa (่ฒๆฒข) to Kyono (ไบฌ้). Most describe a place, such as a field, river or hill. Each links to a page with its kanji, reading and meaning.
The most varied is Kono, and these names average 3.1 syllables.
| Surname | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kabasawa | ่ฒๆฒข | ใใฐใใ | bullrush + swamp |
| Kabata | ไธ้ | ใใฐใ | below + plains |
| Kabe | ๆฅ้จ | ใใน | day + section |
| Kada | ๅ ็ฐ | ใใ | add + rice field |
| Kado | ๅ ๅบฆ | ใใฉ | add + degrees |
| Kadono | ้้ | ใใฉใฎ | gate + plains |
| Kadoya | ๅ่ฐท | ใใฉใ | circle + valley |
| Kaga | ๅ ๆ | ใใ | add + ego |
| Kagami | ้ก | ใใใฟ | mirror |
| Kagawa | ๅ ๅท | ใใใ | add + stream |
| Kago | ๅ ๅพ | ใใ | add + behind |
| Kagoshima | ็ฏญๅณถ | ใใใใพ | seclude oneself + island |
| Kahara | ๅ ๅ | ใใฏใ | add + meadow |
| Kaho | ไธไฟ | ใใป | below + protect |
| Kai | ๆตท | ใใ | sea |
| Kaichi | ้ๅฐ | ใใใก | open + ground |
| Kaida | ไผ็ฐ | ใใใ | meeting + rice field |
| Kaido | ๆตทๆฑ | ใใใฉใ | sea + east |
| Kaihara | ้ๅ | ใใใฏใ | open + meadow |
| Kaimoto | ้ๆฌ | ใใใใจ | open + book |
| Kaino | ้้ | ใใใฎ | open + plains |
| Kaita | ไผ็ฐ | ใใใ | meeting + rice field |
| Kaizawa | ไผๆฒข | ใใใใ | meeting + swamp |
| Kaji | ๆขถ | ใใ | sculling oar |
| Kajima | ๅ ๅณถ | ใใใพ | add + island |
| Kajimoto | ๆขถๆฌ | ใใใใจ | sculling oar + book |
| Kajiya | ๆขถๅฎถ | ใใใ | sculling oar + house |
| Kaki | ๅ ๆฅ | ใใ | add + come |
| Kakuchi | ๆ ผๅฐ | ใใใก | status + ground |
| Kakuma | ่ฆ้ | ใใใพ | memorize + interval |
| Kamai | ๆงไบ | ใใพใ | posture + well |
| Kamata | ๆง็ฐ | ใใพใ | posture + rice field |
| Kamii | ไธไบ | ใใฟใ | above + well |
| Kamijo | ็ฅๅฎ | ใใฟใใใ | gods + determine |
| Kamimoto | ไธๆฌ | ใใฟใใจ | above + book |
| Kamito | ไธๆฑ | ใใฟใจใ | above + east |
| Kamiya | ไธๅฎถ | ใใฟใ | above + house |
| Kamo | ๅ ็พ | ใใ | add + hundred |
| Kamochi | ๅ ๆ | ใใใก | add + hold |
| Kamoto | ๅ ๆฌ | ใใใจ | add + book |
| Kanaga | ๅ ไธญ | ใใชใ | add + in |
| Kanai | ๅฎถๅ | ใใชใ | house + inside |
| Kanamori | ้ๅฎ | ใใชใใ | gold + guard |
| Kanaya | ้้ | ใใชใ | gold + plains |
| Kanba | ไธๅ ด | ใใใฐ | above + location |
| Kanbara | ไธๅ | ใใใฐใ | above + meadow |
| Kanbayashi | ไธๆ | ใใใฐใใ | above + grove |
| Kanbe | ้้จ | ใใใน | interval + section |
| Kanda | ไธ็ฐ | ใใใ | above + rice field |
| Kaneki | ้็ | ใใญใ | gold + life |
| Kaneko | ้ๅญ | ใใญใ | gold + child |
| Kanemasu | ้ๅข | ใใญใพใ | gold + increase |
| Kaneto | ้้ฝ | ใใญใจ | gold + metropolis |
| Kaneya | ้้ | ใใญใ | gold + plains |
| Kanno | ่ ้ | ใใใฎ | sedge + plains |
| Kano | ๅ ็ด | ใใฎ | add + settlement |
| Kansaki | ๅฎๅด | ใใใใ | bureaucrat + promontory |
| Kanta | ๅฎ็ฐ | ใใใ | bureaucrat + rice field |
| Kanto | ้ขๆฑ | ใใใจใ | connection + east |
| Kanzaki | ็ฅๅด | ใใใใ | gods + promontory |
| Kanzawa | ๅฎๆฒข | ใใใใ | bureaucrat + swamp |
| Kariya | ไปฎๅฎถ | ใใใ | sham + house |
| Kasai | ไธ่ฅฟ | ใใใ | below + west |
| Kase | ๅ ไธ | ใใ | add + generation |
| Kasei | ๅฎถๆฟ | ใใใ | house + politics |
| Kashima | ้นฟๅณถ | ใใใพ | deer + island |
| Kashimura | ๆขถๆ | ใใใใ | sculling oar + village |
| Kashiro | ๅ ไปฃ | ใใใ | add + substitute |
| Kata | ๅ ็ฐ | ใใ | add + rice field |
| Katagami | ๆนไธ | ใใใใฟ | direction + above |
| Katano | ๆน้ | ใใใฎ | direction + plains |
| Katayama | ๆนๅฑฑ | ใใใใพ | direction + mountain |
| Kato | ๅ ่ค | ใใจใ | add + wisteria |
| Katori | ๅ ๅ | ใใจใ | add + take |
| Kawa | ๅ ๅ | ใใ | add + harmony |
| Kawabata | ๅท็ซฏ | ใใใฐใ | stream + edge |
| Kawabe | ๅท้จ | ใใใน | stream + section |
| Kawachi | ๅทๅฐ | ใใใก | stream + ground |
| Kawaguchi | ๅทๅฃ | ใใใใก | stream + mouth |
| Kawahata | ๅท็ซฏ | ใใใฏใ | stream + edge |
| Kawai | ๅทไผ | ใใใ | stream + meeting |
| Kawaji | ๅทๅฐ | ใใใ | stream + ground |
| Kawamura | ๅทๆ | ใใใใ | stream + village |
| Kawanabe | ๅท่พบ | ใใใชใน | stream + environs |
| Kawano | ๅท้ | ใใใฎ | stream + plains |
| Kawasaki | ๅทๅ | ใใใใ | stream + before |
| Kawashima | ้ๅญ | ใใใใพ | gold + child |
| Kawasumi | ๅทๆธ | ใใใใฟ | stream + settle |
| Kawato | ๅทไบบ | ใใใจ | stream + person |
| Kayama | ไธๅฑฑ | ใใใพ | below + mountain |
| Kazawa | ๅ ๆฒข | ใใใ | add + swamp |
| Kazunori | ๆฐไน | ใใใฎใ | number + ride |
| Keiji | ๆ ถๅฏบ | ใใใ | jubilation + Buddhist temple |
| Kenda | ่ฆ็ฐ | ใใใ | see + rice field |
| Kenjo | ่ฆ็ | ใใใใใ | see + life |
| Kenmochi | ่ฆๆ | ใใใใก | see + hold |
| Kenzaki | ่ฆๅด | ใใใใ | see + promontory |
| Kiba | ๆจๅ ด | ใใฐ | tree + location |
| Kibe | ๆจ้จ | ใใน | tree + section |
| Kida | ๆจ็ฐ | ใใ | tree + rice field |
| Kido | ๆจๆธ | ใใฉ | tree + door |
| Kihara | ็ๅ | ใใฏใ | life + meadow |
| Kijima | ๆจๅณถ | ใใใพ | tree + island |
| Kikawa | ๆจๅท | ใใใ | tree + stream |
| Kikuchi | ๆจๅฃ | ใใใก | tree + mouth |
| Kimoto | ๆจๆฌ | ใใใจ | tree + book |
| Kimura | ๆจๆ | ใใใ | tree + village |
| Kinomoto | ๆจๆฌ | ใใฎใใจ | tree + book |
| Kinoshita | ๆจไธ | ใใฎใใ | tree + below |
| Kishi | ๆฅไฝ | ใใ | come + dwell |
| Kishima | ็ๅณถ | ใใใพ | life + island |
| Kita | ๅ | ใใ | north |
| Kitagawa | ๆฅๅท | ใใใใ | come + stream |
| Kitai | ๅไบ | ใใใ | north + well |
| Kitamura | ๆฅๆ | ใใใใ | come + village |
| Kitano | ๆฅ้ | ใใใฎ | come + plains |
| Kito | ๆจ้ฝ | ใใจ | tree + metropolis |
| Kitora | ่จ่ | ใใจใ | scribe + tiger |
| Kiya | ๆจๅฎถ | ใใ | tree + house |
| Kiyama | ็ๅฑฑ | ใใใพ | life + mountain |
| Kiyoko | ่จฑ้ป | ใใใใใ | permit + yellow |
| Kizaki | ๆจๅ | ใใใ | tree + in front |
| Kizuki | ๆจๆ | ใใใ | tree + month |
| Koba | ๅฐๅ ด | ใใฐ | little + location |
| Kobata | ๅฐ็ซฏ | ใใฐใ | little + edge |
| Kobayashi | ๅฐๆ | ใใฐใใ | little + grove |
| Kobe | ็ฅๆธ | ใใน | gods + door |
| Kobuchi | ้ซๆธ | ใใใถใก | tall + edge |
| Kochi | ๆฒณๅ | ใใใใก | river + inside |
| Koda | ๅนธ็ฐ | ใใใ | happiness + rice field |
| Kodate | ๆจ็ซ | ใใ ใฆ | tree + stand up |
| Koga | ๅค่ณ | ใใ | old + congratulations |
| Kogami | ๅฐไธ | ใใใฟ | little + above |
| Kogawa | ๅญๅท | ใใใ | child + stream |
| Koguchi | ้ซๅฃ | ใใใใก | tall + mouth |
| Kohata | ้ซ็ | ใใใฏใ | tall + farm |
| Koike | ๅฐ็ | ใใใ | little + life |
| Kojima | ๅฐๅณถ | ใใใพ | little + island |
| Kojo | ๅไธ | ใใใใใ | yonder + above |
| Kokawa | ๅฐๅท | ใใใ | little + stream |
| Koke | ๅฐๅ | ใใใ | little + accept |
| Komatsu | ๅฐ็บ | ใใพใค | little + town |
| Komiya | ๅฐๅฎฎ | ใใฟใ | little + Shinto shrine |
| Komiyama | ่พผๅฑฑ | ใใฟใใพ | crowded + mountain |
| Komori | ๅญๅฎ | ใใใ | child + guard |
| Komoto | ๅฐๆฌ | ใใใจ | little + book |
| Komura | ๅฐๆ | ใใใ | little + village |
| Konaka | ๅฐไธญ | ใใชใ | little + in |
| Konda | ๅ็ฐ | ใใใ | fit + rice field |
| Kondo | ่ฟ่ค | ใใใฉ | near + wisteria |
| Konishi | ๅญ่ฅฟ | ใใซใ | child + west |
| Konno | ไป้ | ใใใฎ | now + plains |
| Kono | ๆฒณ้ | ใใใฎ | river + plains |
| Kora | ้ซ่ฏ | ใใใ | tall + good |
| Kosai | ๅ่ฅฟ | ใใใใ | yonder + west |
| Kosaka | ๅฐๅ | ใใใ | little + slope |
| Kosaki | ๅฐๅ | ใใใ | little + before |
| Kosawa | ๅฐๆฒข | ใใใ | little + swamp |
| Kose | ๅคไธ | ใใ | old + generation |
| Koshima | ้ซๅณถ | ใใใใพ | tall + island |
| Koshio | ่ถ็ | ใใใ | surpass + life |
| Koshiro | ๅฐไปฃ | ใใใ | little + substitute |
| Koshita | ้ซไธ | ใใใใ | tall + below |
| Kotani | ๅฐ่ฐท | ใใใซ | little + valley |
| Kotaro | ไฝไน ้ | ใใใใใ | assistant + long time + interval |
| Kotone | ๅฐๅๆ น | ใใจใญ | little + sword + root |
| Koyama | ๅฐๅฑฑ | ใใใพ | little + mountain |
| Koyano | ๅฐๅฎถ้ | ใใใฎ | little + house + plains |
| Koyasu | ๅญๅฎ | ใใใ | child + relax |
| Kozai | ้ซ่ฅฟ | ใใใใ | tall + west |
| Kozaki | ๅฐๅด | ใใใ | little + promontory |
| Kozawa | ๅฐๆฒข | ใใใ | little + swamp |
| Kozo | ๅฐ่ต | ใใใ | little + storehouse |
| Kozu | ้ซ้ ญ | ใใใ | tall + head |
| Kozuka | ้ซๅก | ใใใฅใ | tall + hillock |
| Kozuki | ไธๆ | ใใใใ | above + month |
| Kozumi | ๅฐไฝ | ใใใฟ | little + dwell |
| Kubo | ไนไฟ | ใใผ | nine + protect |
| Kudo | ๅทฅๆฑ | ใใฉใ | craft + east |
| Kuga | ไน ไธ | ใใ | long time + below |
| Kugo | ไนๅพ | ใใ | nine + behind |
| Kuma | ไน้ | ใใพ | nine + interval |
| Kumagawa | ็ๅท | ใใพใใ | bear + stream |
| Kura | ๅ ่ต | ใใ | inside + storehouse |
| Kurachi | ่ตๅฐ | ใใใก | storehouse + ground |
| Kurai | ่ตไบ | ใใใ | storehouse + well |
| Kurakawa | ๅบๅท | ใใใใ | borough + stream |
| Kuramasu | ่ตๅข | ใใใพใ | storehouse + increase |
| Kuramoto | ่ตๆฌ | ใใใใจ | storehouse + book |
| Kurata | ่ต็ฐ | ใใใ | storehouse + rice field |
| Kuroda | ้ป็ฐ | ใใใ | black + rice field |
| Kurosawa | ้ปๆฒข | ใใใใ | black + swamp |
| Kuruma | ๆฅ้ | ใใใพ | come + interval |
| Kusaka | ๆฅไธ | ใใใ | day + below |
| Kushima | ไนๅณถ | ใใใพ | nine + island |
| Kuto | ไนๅ | ใใจ | nine + ten |
| Kyodo | ไบฌ้ | ใใใใฉใ | capital + road-way |
| Kyoka | ไบฌๅฎถ | ใใใใ | capital + house |
| Kyono | ไบฌ้ | ใใใใฎ | capital + plains |
Kanji most used in K surnames
These characters appear most often in the surnames above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๅฐ | little, small (taught in grade 1) | ใทใงใฆใใกใใใใใ | 3 | Sayoko, Sayo, Konoha |
| ๅ | add, addition, increase (taught in grade 4) | ใซใใใ | 5 | Ayuka, Kana, Yumika |
| ๅท | stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (taught in grade 1) | ใปใณใใใ | 3 | Togawa, Hikawa, Okawa |
| ๆจ | tree, wood (taught in grade 1) | ใใฏใใขใฏใใใใ | 4 | Mizuki, Konomi, Toshiki |
| ้ | plains, field, rustic (taught in grade 2) | ใคใใทใงใใฎ | 11 | Akino, Aya, Noa |
| ็ฐ | rice field, rice paddy (taught in grade 1) | ใใณใใ | 5 | Koda, Kida, Toda |
Questions
What is the most common Japanese surname starting with K?
Kono (ๆฒณ้) can be written in the most ways of the K surnames here. It means: river + plains.
How long are Japanese surnames starting with K?
They average 3.1 syllables.
What do surnames starting with K usually mean?
Most describe a place, such as a field, river, hill or village. The table lists the literal meaning of each.