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Meaning & History
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "road; way" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible. Famous bearers are Michiya Mihashi, born as Michiya Kitazawa, was a famous enka singer in postwar Japan and Michiya Haruhata, a Japanese musical composer, guitarist and music producer under Sony Music Entertainment.