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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese, Popular Culture
Scripts 秋也, 柊弥(Japanese Kanji) しゅうや, しゅいや(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsShuya (しゅや)
Meaning & History
From the Japanese kanji 秋 (shū) meaning "autumn" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "to be; also". Another combination could be 柊 (shū) meaning "holly osmanthus" and 弥 (ya) meaning "more".Other kanji combinations are possible.Shuya (秋也) Nanahara is the main character in the 1999 novel 'Battle Royale' written by author Koushun Takami.