松平

松平

Japanese

Kanji in this term
松	平
まつ Grade: 4	たいら > だいら Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 松 (matsu, “pine tree”) +‎ 平 (taira, “plain”).

The surname comes from their origin from the historical township of Matsudaira in Mikawa Province.

Proper noun

松(まつ)平(だいら) • (Matsudaira) 

1. a placename, especially of a district in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
2. a surname, especially the older name for the Tokugawa before their rise to power during the Edo period