Sekine

Sekine is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname Sekine include:

• Tsutomu Sekine (関根 勉): A Japanese voice actor.
• Mari Sekine (関根 麻里): A Japanese television personality, actress, and singer. She is the daughter of Tsutomu Sekine.
• Tomoyuki Sekine (関根 知之): A Japanese professional wrestler.
• Minoru Sekine (関根 稔): A Japanese shogi player.
• Keiko Sekine (関根 恵子): The birth name of Japanese actress Mitsuko Baisho (倍賞 美津子).
• Sekine Station (関根駅): A railway station in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
• Shōji Sekine (関根 正二): A Japanese painter of the Taishō period.

The name "Sekine" can be written with various kanji, each having a different meaning. This can influence the nuance of the name depending on the chosen characters. Generally, the name often evokes imagery relating to borders, barriers, or related concepts, depending on the specific kanji used.