About Asakawa
The surname Asakawa is of Japanese origin and is written as 浅川 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the kanji "浅" (asa), meaning "shallow" or "superficial," and "川" (kawa), meaning "river." As a surname, Asakawa is commonly found in Japan and signifies a person or family associated with a shallow river or a place near a shallow river.
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The surname Asakawa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Asakawa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Asakawa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Asakawa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.