Rikiya (りきや)

Rikiya is read りきや and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 力哉, 力也 and 力弥. All three are masculine.

Reading

り·き·や (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Rikiya

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

  • 力哉
    りきや
    Masculine

    Power

    • 力(りき)— power
    • 哉(や)— chosen for sound
  • 力也
    りきや
    Masculine

    Power

    • 力(りき)— power
    • 也(や)— chosen for sound
  • 力弥
    りきや
    Masculine

    Power

    • 力(りき)— power
    • 弥(や)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Rikiya

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

  • 力power3 spellings
  • 哉chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 也chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 弥chosen for sound1 spelling

Rikiya with common surnames

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

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Yukiya (ゆきや)Rieko (りえこ)Ritsuko (りつこ)Rikako (りかこ)

Rikiya on our lists

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Questions about Rikiya

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

In our data every spelling of Rikiya is masculine.

What does Rikiya mean?

Rikiya is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 力哉 reads as "power", 力也 reads as "power" and 力弥 reads as "power". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Rikiya be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Rikiya?

りきや is 3 beats: り · き · 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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