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Kobayashi

小林こばやし

Kobayashi is one of the ten most common surnames in Japan. Its kanji read as small + grove.

Hiragana
こばやし
Katakana
コバヤシ
Romaji (Hepburn)
Kobayashi
Morae
4 こばやし
How common
Top 10

The kanji

  1. 小small, little
  2. 林grove, woodsTrees & forest

As a full name

  • 小林 花Hana Kobayashi
  • 小林 柚月Yuzuki Kobayashi
  • 小林 純Jun Kobayashi
  • 小林 雪子Yukiko Kobayashi

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