Komatsu

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Komatsu Family Name
Pronunciation	Komatsu
Region of origin	Japanese
Related names	Higashifushimi
Popularity	Behind the Name
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Komatsu

Komatsu (小松, Komatsu^?) is a Japanese indigenous proper noun which means a small (小, ko^?) pine (松, matsu^?) tree.

It is used as:

• place names that derives
  • Komatsu, Ishikawa, a city
    • Komatsu Airport, an airport
    • Komatsu Limited, a company
      • Komatsu 830E, a dump truck
      • Komatsu 930E, a dump truck
      • Komatsu D-475, a bulldozer
      • Komatsu D575, a bulldozer
      • Komatsu LAV, an armoured car
  • Komatsu, Ehime, a former town

• a family name, and can be used for:
  • Higashifushimi-no-miya/Komatsu-no-miya, a cadet branch of the Japanese royal family
  • Komatsu Akihito (1846-1903), a member of the Japanese imperial family
  • Komatsu Ayaka (born 1986), a model/actress
  • Komatsu Hideki (born 1967), a professional Go player
  • Komatsu Rika, seiyū
  • Komatsu Sakyo (born 1931), science fiction writer and screenwriter
  • Komatsu Takeo, late photographer
  • Komatsu Yoma (born 1974), musician

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