"古河" meaning in Japanese

See 古河 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: 古河 [canonical] (ruby: 古(ふる), 河(かわ)), Furukawa [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ふるかわ}} 古(ふる)河(かわ) • (Furukawa)
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-古河-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 67 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 65 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: 古河 [canonical] (ruby: 古(こ), 河(が)), Koga [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|こが}} 古(こ)河(が) • (Koga)
  1. Koga (a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) Categories (place): Cities in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Cities in Japan, Places in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Places in Japan
    Sense id: en-古河-ja-name-~b77S094 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 with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 35 65 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 29 71 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 29 71 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 66 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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