is a masculine Japanese given name.

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" *一夜, "one, night" *和也, "harmony, to be" *和矢, "harmony, arrow" *和哉, "harmony, particle" *和夜, "harmony, night" *冬也, "winter, to be" *冬夜, "winter, night" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

* Kazuya Abe, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese slalom canoeist *, Japanese sport wrestler *

Kazuya Fujita Kazuya Fujita (藤田一也, born July 8, 1983) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars The are a profe ...

(一也), Japanese professional baseball infielder * Kazuya Fukuura (和也), Japanese professional baseball first baseman *

Kazuya Fukuzaki is a Japanese footballer. He is a midfielder. He was educated at and played for Kagoshima Technical High School. As part of the football development program with JAPAN Soccer College, he played for Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) from the ...

(冬也), Japanese footballer *

Kazuya Hatayama is a member of the Japanese Communist Party that was elected in to the House of Representatives, representing the Hokkaido proportional representation block. He is against the Trans-Pacific Partnership and thinks that Japan should demand the retu ...

(和也), Japanese politician *

Kazuya Hiraide from Fujimi, Nagano Prefecture, is a Japanese ski mountaineer, Alpine climber, and professional mountain cameraman. Hiraide has won the Piolet d'Or mountaineering award on three occasions. Climbing career Hiraide became a serious mountain clim ...

(和也), Japanese ski mountaineer and mountain climber * Kazuya Ichijō (和矢), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, 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 *, Japanese mathematician * Kazuya Kawabata (和哉), Japanese football player *, 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 is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His son Daiya Maekawa is also footballer. Club career Maekawa was educated at and played for Hirado High School. After graduating in 1986, he joined Japan Soccer League s ...

(和也), Japanese football player *

Kazuya Maruyama Kazuya Maruyama may refer to: * Kazuya Maruyama (politician) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). Career A native of Hyōgo Prefecture and graduate o ...

(和也), Japanese politician, attorney, and tarento *

Kazuya Minekura is a Japanese manga artist widely known for the ''Saiyuki'' series. Biography She was born in Kanagawa-ken, and still resides there. Her blood type is A. Her other manga series include ''Wild Adapter'', ''Shiritsu Araiso Koto Gakko Seitokai Shik ...

(かずや), Japanese manga artist * Kazuya Murata (和哉), Japanese football player * Kazuya Nakai (和哉 born 1967), Japanese voice actor * Kazuya Oshima (和也), Japanese racing driver *

Kazuya Okazaki is a former Japanese football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where ...

(和也), Japanese football player *

(和也), Japanese former professional racing cyclist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese futsal player *, Japanese film and television director *

Kazuya Takahashi is a Japanese actor, singer, songwriter and bassist. He was a vocalist and bassist of Otokogumi, the Japanese rock band which was active during late 80s and early 90s. Takahashi has appeared in more than fifty films since 1988. Career He was a ...

(和也), Japanese actor *

Kazuya Takamiya Kazuya Takamiya (高宮和也, born December 4, 1981) is a Japanese professional former baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Yokohama BayStars from 2006 to 2010, the Orix Buffaloes in 2011 and 2012, and for ...

(和也), Japanese professional baseball pitcher *, Japanese water polo player * Kazuya Tatekabe (和也 1934-2015), 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 is a Japanese ski jumper. In his long World Cup career, Yoshioka has finished twelve times among the top 10. He also has four podium finishes as well as two team victories on 30 January 1999 in Willingen, and on 19 January 2001 in Park City. ...

(和也), Japanese ski jumper

Fictional characters

*Kazuya Amon (亜門一也), a secret character from the game '' Yakuza 2'' *Kazuya Aoi, main character of '' Freezing'' *Kazuya Aoshima (カズヤ), one of the main characters from '' Little Battlers Experience'' *Kazuya Hiramaru (一也), supporting character from '' Bakuman'' *Kazuya Kinoshita (和也), main character of ''

Rent-A-Girlfriend is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Reiji Miyajima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since July 2017, and has been compiled into twenty-nine volumes as of December 2022. The series is license ...

'' *Kazuya Maeda (一也), main character of '' Photo Kano'' *Kazuya Minegishi (一哉), main character of '' Devil Survivor'' * Kazuya Mishima (一八), a main character in the ''

Tekken is a Japanese Media mix, media franchise centered on a series of fighting game, fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The franchise also includes film and print adaptations. The ...

'' fighting game series *Kazuya Miyuki (一也), one of the main characters from '' Diamond no Ace'' *Kazuya Nanase (和弥), a major character from '' Glass Rose'' *

Kazuya Shibuya , originally titled , is a light novel series written by Fuyumi Ono. It follows the adventures of Shibuya Psychic Research as they investigate mysterious occurrences all over Japan with a team of other spiritualists and clever assistants. A ...

(一也), a protagonist in the anime series '' Ghost Hunt'' * Kazuya Shiranami (カズヤ), the protagonist of '' Galaxy Angel II: Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira'' *Kazuya Tayama (和哉), supporting character in '' Hyōka'' * Kazuya Uesugi (和也), central in the anime and manga series '' Touch''

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People with the name

Fictional characters

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