Surname
Kanai
Kanai (金井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean gold + well, and Wikidata lists 95 notable people with this family name.
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What Kanai means
金
gold, metal
井
well
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kanai 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 Kanai
Ryuta Kanai 金井 隆太Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.