Ichikawa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 市川 (Ichikawa).
Proper noun
Ichikawa (plural Ichikawas)
- A surname from Japanese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ichikawa is the 40261st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 544 individuals. Ichikawa is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (83.82%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ichikawa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224.
Japanese
Romanization
Ichikawa
- Rōmaji transcription of いちかわ
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 市川 (Ichikawa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔit͡ʃiˈkawa/ [ʔɪt.t͡ʃɪˈxaː.wɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔitsiˈkawa/ [ʔɪt̪.sɪˈxaː.wɐ]
- Rhymes: -awa
- Syllabification: I‧chi‧ka‧wa
Proper noun
Ichikawa (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜏ)
- a surname from Japanese