Kazuya

Kazuya (かずや, カズヤ) is a masculine Japanese given name.

Kazuya

Pronunciation	(KAH-zoo-yah)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japan
Other names
Related names	Kazuo Kazuki Kazuma

Possible writings

Kazuya can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

• 一八, "one, eight"
• 一矢, "one, arrow"
• 一也, "one, to be"
• 和也, "harmony, to be"
• 和矢, "harmony, arrow"
• 和哉, "harmony, particle"
• 冬也, "winter, to be"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

• Kazuya Abe, Japanese mixed martial artist
• Kazuya Adachi (足立 和也, born 1990), Japanese slalom canoeist
• Kazuya Deguchi (出口 一也, born 1966), Japanese sport wrestler
• Kazuya Fujita (一也), Japanese professional baseball infielder
• Kazuya Fukuura (和也), Japanese professional baseball first baseman
• Kazuya Fukuzaki (冬也), Japanese footballer
• Kazuya Hatayama (和也), Japanese politician
• Kazuya Hiraide (和也), Japanese ski mountaineer and mountain climber
• Kazuya Ichijō (和矢), Japanese voice actor
• Kazuya Igarashi (五十嵐 和也, born 1965), Japanese footballer
• Kazuya Iio (飯尾 和也, born 1980), Japanese footballer
• Kazuya Kamenashi (和也), Japanese singer–songwriter, actor and member of J-pop idol group KAT-TUN
• Kazuya Kaneda (和也), Japanese swimmer
• Kazuya Kato (加藤 和也, born 1952), Japanese mathematician
• Kazuya Kawabata (和哉), Japanese football player
• Kazuya Kudō (かずや), Japanese writer who authored Mai, the Psychic Girl and Pineapple Army.
• Kazuya Kojima (一哉), Japanese comedian and actor
• Kazuya Kuroda (和也), Japanese animator, character designer and illustrator
• Kazuya Maekawa (和也), Japanese football player
• Kazuya Maruyama (和也), Japanese politician, attorney, and tarento
• Kazuya Minekura (かずや), Japanese manga artist
• Kazuya Murata (和哉), Japanese football player
• Kazuya Nakai (和哉), Japanese voice actor
• Kazuya Oshima (和也), Japanese racing driver
• Kazuya Okazaki (和也), Japanese football player
• Kazuya Okazaki (和也), Japanese former professional racing cyclist
• Kazuya Onohara (小野原 和哉, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Kazuya Shimizu (清水 和也, born 1997), Japanese futsal player
• Kazuya Shiraishi (白石 和彌, born 1974), Japanese film and television director
• Kazuya Takahashi (和也), Japanese actor
• Kazuya Takamiya (和也), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
• Kazuya Takeuchi (竹内 和也, born 1941), Japanese water polo player
• Kazuya Tatekabe (和也), Japanese voice actor
• Kazuya Tsurumaki (和哉), Japanese anime director
• Kazuya Tsutsui (和也), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
• Kazuya Sakamoto, Japanese member of the jpop band ON/OFF
• Kazuya Yamamura (和也), Japanese football player
• Kazuya Yoshioka (和也), Japanese ski jumper

Fictional characters

• Kazuya Mishima (一八), a main character in the Tekken fighting game series
• Kazuya Shiranami (カズヤ), the protagonist of Galaxy Angel II: Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira
• Kazuya Shibuya (一也), a protagonist in the anime series Ghost Hunt
• Kazuya Uesugi (和也), central in the anime and manga series Touch
• Kazuya Hiramaru (一也), support character from Bakuman
• Kazuya Nanase (和弥), a major character from Glass Rose
• Kazuya Minegishi (一哉), main character of Devil Survivor
• Kazuya Maeda (一也), the main character from Photo Kano
• Kazuya Aoshima (カズヤ), one of the main character from Little Battlers Experience
• Kazuya Tayama (和哉), support character in Hyōka

See also

• 7353 Kazuya, a main-belt asteroid