Surname · Chinese · Japanese

山口

“mountain”·“mouth; opening, gateway”

山口 (Yamaguchi) is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.

Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Yamakuchi.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

山口 is built from elements meaning “mountain” and “mouth; opening, gateway”.

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How it developed

Built from Japanese 山 (yama, “mountain”) + 口 (guchi, “mouth; opening, gateway”).

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山口 has relatives in 4 languages.

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