Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts かつや(Japanese Hiragana) 勝也, 勝哉, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KAH-TSOO-YA [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can also be formed with other kanji combinations.