Ishikawa

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proper noun

Ishikawa prefecture, a prefecture in Northern central region of Japan.

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Meanings

proper nounIshikawa (countable and uncountable, plural Ishikawas)

plural Ishikawas

  1. countableuncountableIshikawa prefecture, a prefecture in Northern central region of Japan.
  2. countableuncountableA surname from Japanese.

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 石川(いしかわ) (Ishikawa).

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Translations

Arabic إِيشِيكَاوَا
  • إِيشِيكَاوَا (ʔišikāwā)Ishikawa, Japan
Chinese Mandarin 石川
  • 石川 (Shíchuān)Ishikawa, Japan
Czech Išikawa
  • IšikawaIshikawa, Japan
Hindi इशिकावा
  • इशिकावा (iśikāvā)Ishikawa, Japan
Japanese 石川, 石川県
  • 石川 (Ishikawa)Ishikawa, Japan
  • 石川県 (Ishikawa-ken)Ishikawa, Japan
Korean 이시카와
  • 이시카와 (Isikawa)Ishikawa, Japan
Polish Ishikawa
  • IshikawaIshikawa, Japan
Russian Исика́ва
  • Исика́ва (Isikáva)Ishikawa, Japan
Thai อิชิกาวะ
  • อิชิกาวะ (ì-chí-gaa-wá)Ishikawa, Japan
Turkish İşikava
  • İşikavaIshikawa, Japan
Cite this entry
APA

Ishikawa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ishikawa

MLA

“Ishikawa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ishikawa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ishikawa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ishikawa.

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