Katsuya
![]() Katsuya Okada, a Japanese politician and Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Japan | |
Pronunciation | Ka-tsu-ya |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Region of origin | Japan |
Katsuya (カツヤ, かつや) is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.
Possible writings
- 克也, "achieve, to be"
- 克弥, "achieve, extensive, complete"
- 勝也, "win, to be"
- 勝矢, "win, arrow"
- 勝哉, "win, how"
- 勝夜, "win, night"
- 活耶, "active, father"
- 活弥, "active, extensive, complete"
- 轄也, "administer, control, to be"
- 担耶, "carry, bear, father"
People with the given name
- Katsuya Eda (江田 勝哉), Japanese mathematician
- Katsuya Eguchi (江口 勝也, born 1965), Japanese video game designer
- Katsuya Ishihara (石原 克哉, born 1978), Japanese footballer
- Katsuya Kakunaka (角中 勝也, born 1987), Japanese baseball player
- Katsuya Kitamura (北村 克哉, born 1985), Japanese wrestler
- Katsuya Kobayashi (小林 且弥, born 1981), Japanese actor
- Katsuya Kodama (児玉 克哉, born 1959), Japanese sociologist
- Katsuya Kondō (近藤 勝也, born 1963), Japanese manga artist, character designer, animator and animation director
- Katsuya Iwatake (岩武 克弥, born 1996), Japanese football player
- Katsuya Matsumura (松村 克弥, born 1963), Japanese film director and screenwriter
- Katsuya Miyahira (宮平 勝哉, 1918–2010), Japanese karateka
- Katsuya Nagato (永戸 勝也, born 1995), Japanese football player
- Katsuya Nakamoto (中元 勝也, born 1977), Japanese freestyle skier
- Katsuya Nakano (中野 克哉, born 1996), Japanese footballer
- Katsuya Nomura (野村 克也, 1935-2020), Japanese baseball player
- Katsuya Ogawa (小川 勝也, born 1963), Japanese politician
- Katsuya Okada (岡田 克也, born 1953), Japanese politician
- Katsuya Onizuka (鬼塚 勝也, born 1970), Japanese boxer
- Katsuya Shiga (志賀 克也, born 1963), Japanese voice actor
- Katsuya Saito (斎藤 勝也, born 1940), Japanese cyclist
- Katsuya Senzaki (先崎 勝也, born 1987), Japanese footballer
- Katsuya Tahara (田原 勝也, born 1972), Japanese snowboarder
- Katsuya Takasu (高須 克弥, born 1945), Japanese plastic surgeon
- Katsuya Terada (寺田 克也, born 1963), Japanese illustrator
- Katsuya Toida (戸井田 カツヤ, born 1967), Japanese mixed martial artist
- Katsuya Toyama (當山 克也, born 1967), Japanese sprint canoeist
- Katsuya Yokoyama (横山 勝也, 1934–2010), Japanese musician
People with the surname
- Katsuya (勝矢, born 1975), Japanese actor
- Kentarō Katsuya (勝矢 剣太郎, fl. 1927–1933), Japanese writer
- Masahiko Katsuya (勝谷 誠彦, 1960–2018), Japanese journalist
- Toshinobu Katsuya (勝矢 寿延, born 1961), Japanese footballer
Fictional characters
- Katsuya Jounouchi (城之内 克也), a character from Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Katsuya Serizawa (芹沢 克也), a character in the manga series Mob Psycho 100
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