Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 岳哉, 岳也, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. GAH-KUU-YAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 岳 (gaku) meaning "mountain peak" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation or 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible. Famous bearer of this name is former Japanese football player Gakuya Horii.