Kazuya (かずや)

Kazuya is read かずや and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 和也, 一也 and 一哉. All three are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

か·ず·や (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Kazuya

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 和也
    かずや
    CommonMasculine

    Harmony

    • 和(かず)— harmony
    • 也(や)— chosen for sound
  • 一也
    かずや
    Masculine

    One

    • 一(かず)— one
    • 也(や)— chosen for sound
  • 一哉
    かずや
    Masculine

    One

    • 一(かず)— one
    • 哉(や)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Kazuya

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 也chosen for sound2 spellings
  • 一one2 spellings
  • 和harmony1 spelling
  • 哉chosen for sound1 spelling

Kazuya with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Kazuya on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

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Questions about Kazuya

Is Kazuya a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Kazuya is masculine.

What does Kazuya mean?

Kazuya is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 和也 reads as "harmony", 一也 reads as "one" and 一哉 reads as "one". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Kazuya be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 和也, 一也 and 一哉. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Kazuya?

かずや is 3 beats: か · ず · や. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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