Surname
Kawai
Kawai (河井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + well, and Wikidata lists 48 notable people with this family name.
か · わ · い · かわい
What Kawai means
河
river
井
well
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kawai describes a place. Its kanji point to a well, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Kawai
Yosuke Kawai 河井 陽介Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.