Katsuya

Katsuya
Katsuya Okada, a Japanese politician and Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Japan
PronunciationKa-tsu-ya
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of originJapan

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

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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