Nishikawa

Borrowed from Japanese 西川 (Nishikawa).

Nishikawa (plural Nishikawas)

1. A surname from Japanese.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nishikawa is the 25902^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 949 individuals. Nishikawa is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (79.24%) and Mixed Race (10.85%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nishikawa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 671.

Nishikawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of にしかわ

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 西川 (Nishikawa).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niʃiˈkawa/ [n̪ɪ.ʃɪˈxaː.wɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /nisjiˈkawa/ [n̪ɪs.jɪˈxaː.wɐ]
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: Ni‧shi‧ka‧wa

Nishikawa (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜃᜏ)

1. a surname from Japanese