Surname · Japanese
種子島
“seed”·“island”
種子島 (Tanegashima) is a surname. It is used in Japanese.
JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script.
Meaning & origin
What it means
種子島 is built from elements meaning “seed” and “island”.
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How it developed
Built from Japanese 種 (tane, “seed”) + が (ga) + 島 (shima, “island”).
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種子島’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 種子島 as a surname has a related form in 島.
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