Dear Japanese名前と漢字

Ogawa

小川おがわ

Ogawa is among the thirty or so most common surnames in Japan. Its kanji read as small + river.

Hiragana
おがわ
Katakana
オガワ
Romaji (Hepburn)
Ogawa
Morae
3 おがわ
How common
Very common

The kanji

  1. 小small, little
  2. 川riverSea & water

As a full name

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