# Kanazawa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌkanəˈzɑːwə/ · frequency rank #68,354

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan.
2. A ward of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kantō region, Japan.
3. A surname from Japanese.

## Etymology
From Japanese 金沢(かなざわ) (Kanazawa, literally “golden marsh”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kanazawa