Origin of the Kanji character for death
The kanji for death is a combination of two Chinese characters.
The first is “bare bone,” meaning “white bone,” and the second is “歹,” meaning “kneeling person.”and the second is “” The first is the hieroglyphic form of “匕,” meaning “kneeling person,” and from there, the kanji for “death,” meaning “to die,” was formed.
last name that Mean Death
Even in Japan, “death” is considered a bad omen and is not often used in last name. Among them, we would like to introduce a few last name with “death” in them that come from place names.
Shinazugawa「不死川」
The origin of this surname actually exists in Habikino-shi, Osaka Prefecture, and is said to derive from the Higashiyoke River (commonly known as “Shinazugawa”) that flows through this area. It seems that a Buddhist priest who lived nearby decided to apply another kanji character to “Shinazugawa,” and the name became “Shinazugawa.
Shinazugawa is a rare surname, with only about 10 people in Japan today.
Fujiwara「不死原」
Fujiwara is said to be a surname given to a wounded samurai in honor of the fact that he saved a lord despite his own near-death condition. Although the surname contains the Chinese character for “death,” “fujiwara” means “never dying. The surname “藤原” is often used in Japan.
Fujiwara is a rare surname, with only about 70 people in Japan today, and it can be read in three different ways: “Fujiwara,” “Fujihara,” or “Fushihara.
