Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 真也, 晋也, 真矢, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しんや(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɕiɰ̃.jä/ Meaning & History From Japanese 真 (shin) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", as well as other kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.