Kawai (name)

Kawai (written 川井, 川合, 川相, 河井, 河合, 河相 or 可愛) is both a Japanese surname and feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname
  • Ami Kawai (born 1967), Japanese television and theater actress
  • Aya Kawai (born 1975), Japanese ice dancer
  • Ayumu Kawai (川井 歩, born 1999), Japanese footballer
  • Chiharu Kawai (born 1973), Japanese actress and voice actress
  • Eri Kawai (1965–2008), Japanese singer
  • Hayao Kawai (1928–2007), Japanese Jungian psychologist
  • Hiroo Kawai (born 1971), Japanese professional golfer
  • Ikuko Kawai (born 1968), Japanese violinist and composer
  • Junichi Kawai (河合 純一), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
  • Kawai Gyokudō or Kawai Yoshisaburō (1873–1957), Japanese painter in the nihonga school, active from Meiji through Shōwa period Japan
  • Kawai Kanjirō (1890–1966), Japanese potter
  • Kawai Michi (1877–1953), Japanese educator, Christian activist, and proponent of Japanese-Western ties before, during, and after World War II
  • Kazumi Kawai (1964–1997), Japanese actress
  • Kazuo Kawai (川井 一男), Japanese table tennis player
  • Kenji Kawai (born 1957), Japanese music composer
  • Kenta Kawai (born 1981), former Japanese football player
  • Masahiro Kawai (born 1964), former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball infielder
  • Masao Kawai (born 1924), Japanese primatologist
  • Misaki Kawai (born 1978), Japanese artist
  • Reishin Kawai (1931–2010), 8th dan aikido practitioner and acupuncturist
  • Risako Kawai (川井 梨紗子, born 1994), Japanese sport wrestler
  • Ritsuko Kawai (born 1964), the creator of the anime television show Hamtaro
  • Ryuji Kawai (born 1978), Japanese football player
  • Shunichi Kawai (川合 俊一, born 1963), Japanese volleyball player, announcer and television personality
  • Takashi Kawai (born 1976), Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher
  • Takanori Kawai (born 1964), Japanese politician
  • Tatsuo Kawai (河相 達夫, 1889–1965), Japanese diplomat and writer
  • Tatsuo Kawai (wrestler) (川合 達夫, born 1973), Japanese sport wrestler
  • Tetta Kawai (河井 哲太, born 2000), Japanese footballer
  • Toru Kawai (died 1996), Japanese stunt man and actor
  • Toshinobu Kawai (born 1967), Japanese short track speed skater
  • Tsunenori Kawai (born 1937), Japanese politician
  • Yoshio Kawai (born 1954), Japanese voice actor
  • Yosuke Kawai (born 1989), Japanese football player
  • Yudai Kawai (born 1980), Japanese baseball player
  • Yuki Kawai (河合 由貴, born 1990), Japanese volleyball player
  • Yumi Morio or Yumi Kawai (born 1966), Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters

Given name
  • Kawai Okada (born 1948), Japanese former actress and businesswoman

See also
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