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Updated January 4, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Japanese : usually written with characters meaning ‘earthen well’; found mainly in western Japan and the island of Shikoku. A name with the same pronunciation, but written with characters meaning ‘earthen habitation’, is found in eastern Japan. Both have an alternate pronunciation: Tsuchii.

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