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:
SurnameAmi Kawai (born 1967), Japanese television and theater actressAya Kawai (born 1975), Japanese ice dancerChiharu Kawai (born 1973), Japanese actress and voice actressEri Kawai (1965–2008), Japanese singerHayao Kawai (1928–2007), Japanese Jungian psychologistHiroo Kawai (born 1971), Japanese professional golferIkuko Kawai (born 1968), Japanese violinist and composerJunichi Kawai, Japanese paralympic swimmerKawai Gyokudō or Kawai Yoshisaburō (1873–1957), Japanese painter in the nihonga school, active from Meiji through Shōwa period JapanKawai Kanjirō (1890–1966), Japanese potterKawai Michi (1877–1953), Japanese educator, Christian activist, and proponent of Japanese-Western ties before, during, and after World War IIKazumi Kawai (1964–1997), Japanese actressKenji Kawai (born 1957), Japanese music composerKenta Kawai (born 1981), former Japanese football playerMasahiro Kawai (born 1964), former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball infielderMasao Kawai (born 1924), Japanese primatologistMisaki Kawai (born 1978), Japanese artistReishin Kawai (1931–2010), 8th dan aikido practitioner and acupuncturistRitsuko Kawai (born 1964), the creator of the anime television show HamtaroRyuji Kawai (born 1978), Japanese football playerShunichi Kawai (born 1963), Japanese former volleyball playerTakashi Kawai (born 1976), Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcherTakuma Kawai (born 1988), Japanese professional ice hockey left wingTakanori Kawai (born 1964), Japanese politicianTatsuo Kawai (1889–1965), Japanese diplomat and authorToru Kawai (died 1996), Japanese stunt man and actorToshinobu Kawai (born 1967), Japanese short track speed skaterTsunenori Kawai (born 1937), Japanese politicianYoshio Kawai (born 1954), Japanese voice actorYosuke Kawai (born 1989), Japanese football playerYudai Kawai (born 1980), Japanese baseball playerYumi Morio or Yumi Kawai (born 1966), Japanese voice actressGiven nameKawai Okada (born 1948), Japanese former actress and businesswoman