"熊谷" meaning in Japanese

See 熊谷 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: 熊谷 [canonical] (ruby: 熊(くま), 谷(がい)), Kumagai [romanization], 熊ケ谷 [alternative]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|くまがい}} 熊(くま)谷(がい) • (Kumagai)
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-熊谷-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with irregular kanji readings, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 51 49 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: 熊谷 [canonical] (ruby: 熊谷(くまがや)), Kumagaya [romanization], 熊ケ谷 [alternative]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|くまがや}} 熊谷(くまがや) • (Kumagaya)
  1. a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan Categories (place): Cities in Japan, Cities in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Places in Japan, Places in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
    Sense id: en-熊谷-ja-name-3ZH4XSp2 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 51 49 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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