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Nakajima

中島なかじま

Nakajima is among the thirty or so most common surnames in Japan. Its kanji read as middle + island.

Hiragana
なかじま
Katakana
ナカジマ
Romaji (Hepburn)
Nakajima
Morae
4 なかじま
How common
Very common

The kanji

  1. 中middle, inside
  2. 島islandSea & water

As a full name

  • 中島 円Madoka Nakajima
  • 中島 健一Kenichi Nakajima
  • 中島 菖蒲Ayame Nakajima
  • 中島 遥Haruka Nakajima

Surnames that share a kanji