Shun'ya (しゅんや)
Shun'ya is read しゅんや and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 俊哉 and 俊也. All two are masculine.
Reading
しゅ·ん·や (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Masculine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Shun'ya
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 俊哉しゅんやMasculine
Talented
- 俊(しゅん)— talented
- 哉(や)— chosen for sound
- 俊也しゅんやMasculine
Talented
- 俊(しゅん)— talented
- 也(や)— chosen for sound
The kanji in Shun'ya
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 俊talented2 spellings
- 哉chosen for sound1 spelling
- 也chosen for sound1 spelling
Shun'ya 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.
Other names that use 俊 (talented)
Questions about Shun'ya
Is Shun'ya a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Shun'ya is masculine.
What does Shun'ya mean?
Shun'ya is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 俊哉 reads as "talented" and 俊也 reads as "talented". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Shun'ya be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 俊哉 and 俊也. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Shun'ya?
しゅんや is 3 beats: しゅ · ん · 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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