Katsuya Explained

Katsuya
Pronunciation:	Ka-tsu-ya
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Region:	Japan
Origin:	Japanese

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

• , Japanese mathematician
• , Japanese video game designer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese wrestler
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese sociologist
• , Japanese manga artist, character designer, animator and animation director
• , Japanese football player
• , Japanese film director and screenwriter
• , Japanese karateka
• , Japanese football player
• , Japanese freestyle skier
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese boxer
• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese cyclist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese snowboarder
• , Japanese plastic surgeon
• , Japanese illustrator
• , Japanese mixed martial artist
• , Japanese sprint canoeist
• , Japanese musician

People with the surname

• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese journalist
• , 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