Dear Japanese名前と漢字

Shimizu

清水しみず

Shimizu is among the thirty or so most common surnames in Japan. Its kanji read as pure + water.

Hiragana
しみず
Katakana
シミズ
Romaji (Hepburn)
Shimizu
Morae
3 しみず
How common
Very common

The kanji

  1. 清pure, cleanSea & water
  2. 水waterSea & water

As a full name

  • 清水 千春Chiharu Shimizu
  • 清水 雪Yuki Shimizu
  • 清水 空Sora Shimizu
  • 清水 夏希Natsuki Shimizu

Surnames that share a kanji