Here we have one of several ways to write the very common Japanese surname Watanabe. This one is 渡邉 (though I've met people who read this name Watabe, and it can also apparently be Watanebe or Watanahe).
渡 means to cross, or something along the lines of ferry/ford, transit, import, deliver, migrate, or span. It can also refer to diameter. It’s read わた.る, わた.す, or ト.
邉 actually makes this one of the less common ways to write Watanabe. You're more likely to see 渡辺 (which is the 6th most common name in the country), 渡部, or 渡邊. Well, lucky for us, three of these kanji are variants!
辺 is the standard/nonvariant kanji. It's read あた.り, ほと.り, -べ, or ヘン. It means environs, boundary, border, or vicinity.
邉 and 邊 appear in proper nouns. They're read the same as 辺, and they mean edge, margin, side, or border.
So. Now that you know four ways to write Watanabe, let's end this post with a fucked up fact. Want to know how many variations there *actually* are for the second character? I'm not sure you'd believe me if I told you, so I'll just:
Click here for the source and an interesting gallery.
