Japanese last names that start with k

The widely used last name “K”

The last names most commonly used in Japan that begin with the letter K are as follows.

小林	こばやし	kobayasi
加藤	かとう	katou
木村	きむら	kimura
近藤	こんどう	kondou
金子	かねこ	kaneko
工藤	くどう	kudou
河野	かわの	kawano
木下	きのした	kinosita
久保	くぼ	kubo
菊地	きくち	kukuchi

pickup”金子(Kaneko)”

It is said that Kanayako’s ancestors were blacksmiths. It is said that Kanayako, the god to whom blacksmiths proceeded, was always enshrined in their workplaces, and that Kanayako was abbreviated to Kaneko.
Blacksmiths were valued as an indispensable part of people’s lives, and they were rich and received many gratuities for making farming tools, weapons, and coins.

pickup”菊池(kikuchi)”

Kikuchi is said to have its roots in Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, but while ordinary Kikuchi uses “地(chi rond)”, this Kikuchi uses “池(ike pond)”.
This Kikuchi is said to have been written Kikuchi by a family that migrated eastward from Kumamoto Prefecture.
During the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, when the emperors were divided into north and south in 1333 AD, the Kikuchi clan served the emperor of the Southern Dynasty. At that time, the Kikuchi sent their clan to support the Southern Dynasty in the East, and their descendants became the Kikuchi clan.

Last name starting with a cool K

It is a cool name from the Japanese sense.

奏	かなで	kanade	“play an instrument”
京	かなどめ	kanadome	“kyoto”
風	かぜ	kaze	“wind”
紅	くれない	kurenai	“red”
鉄	くろがね	kurogane	“iron”
京極	きょうごく	kyougoku	The name of a street in Kyoto originated
九条	くじょう	kujou	The name of a street in Kyoto originated
近衛	このえ	konoe	Originates from the name of the position protecting the Emperor’s family.
駒場	こまば	komaba	Originates from Komaba-mura, Ashikaga-gun, Shimono-kuni (now Tochigi Prefecture).
北大路	きたおうじ	kitaouji	The name of a street in Kyoto originated
加賀美	かがみ	kagami	美 means beautiful

pickup”加賀美(kagami)”

The last names Kagami is often thought to have originated in Ishikawa Prefecture because it contains an old place name, but it actually has its roots in Yamanashi Prefecture at the foot of Mt Fuji.