Kawai (name)

Kawai (written: 川井 ,川合 ,川相 ,河井 ,河合 ,河相 or 可愛) is both 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
• 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, 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
• 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
• Ritsuko Kawai (born 1964), the creator of the anime television show Hamtaro
• Ryuji Kawai (born 1978), Japanese football player
• Shunichi Kawai (born 1963), Japanese former volleyball player
• Takashi Kawai (born 1976), Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher
• Takuma Kawai (born 1988), Japanese professional ice hockey left wing
• Takanori Kawai (born 1964), Japanese politician
• Tatsuo Kawai (1889–1965), Japanese diplomat and author
• 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
• Yumi Morio or Yumi Kawai (born 1966), Japanese voice actress

Given name

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