# Tomoya

Tomoya is a masculine Japanese given name.

## Written forms

Tomoya can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:
* 友也, "friend, to be"
* 友矢, "friend, arrow"
* 友哉, "friend, how (interrogative particle)"
* 友弥, "friend, more and more"
* 友彌, "friend, more and more"
* 友八, "friend, eight"
* 友耶, "friend, question mark"
* 知也, "know, to be"
* 知矢, "know, arrow"
* 知哉, "know, how (interrogative particle)"
* 知弥, "know, more and more"
* 知八, "know, eight"
* 智也, "intellect, to be"
* 智矢, "intellect, arrow"
* 智哉, "intellect, how (interrogative particle)"
* 共也, "together, to be"
* 朋也, "companion, to be"
* 朝也, "morning/dynasty, to be"
* 朝矢, "morning/dynasty, arrow"
* 朝弥, "morning/dynasty, more and more"
* 朝彌, "morning/dynasty, more and more"
The name can also be written in hiragana ともや or katakana トモヤ.

## Notable people with the name

* Tomoya Fukuda (福田 友也, born 1992), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Fukumoto (福元 友哉, born 1999), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Haneda (羽根田 智也), Japanese rugby union player
* Tomoya Hayashi (林 友哉, born 1999), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Higashino (東野 智弥, born 1970), Japanese basketball coach
* Tomoya Hoshi (星 知弥, born 1994), Japanese baseball player
* Tomoya Hosoda (細田 智也, born 1991), Japanese politician
* Tomoya Ichikawa (市川 友也, born 1985), Japanese baseball player
* Tomoya Inukai (犬飼 智也, born 1993), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Inzen (隠善 智也, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
* Tomoya Ishii (石井 智也, born 1989), Japanese alpine skier
* Tomoya Ito (伊藤 智也, born 1963), Japanese Paralympic athlete
* Tomoya Ito (伊東 知也, 1873-1921), Meiji-era politician
* Tomoya Kanamori (金守 智哉, born 1982), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Kanki (神吉 智也, born 1987), Japanese musician
* Tomoya Koyamatsu (小屋松 知哉, born 1995), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Miguchi (三口 智也, born 1986), Japanese modern pentathlete
* Tomoya Mikami (三上 朋也, born 1989), Japanese baseball player
* Tomoya Mori (森 友哉, born 1995), Japanese baseball player
* Tomoya Nagase (長瀬 智也, born 1978), Japanese singer and actor
* Tomoya Nakamura (中村 倫也, born 1986), Japanese actor
* Tomoya Nakanishi (中西 倫也, born 1994), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Ochiai (落合 知也, born 1987), Japanese basketball player
* Tomoya Ohtani (大谷 智哉, born 1974), Japanese composer and musician
* Tomoya Osawa (大沢 朋也, born 1984), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Satozaki (里崎 智也, born 1976), Japanese baseball player
* Tomoya Suzuki (鈴木 智也, born 2000), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Takahata (髙畑 智也, born 1994), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Takashina (高階 知也, born 1987), Japanese badminton player
* Tomoya Tamura (田村 朋也, born 1992), Japanese sprinter
* Tomoya Uchida (内田 智也, born 1983), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Ugajin (宇賀神 友弥, born 1988), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Wakahara (若原 智哉, born 1999), Japanese footballer
* Tomoya Warabino (蕨野 友也, born 1987), Japanese actor
* Tomoya Yagi (八木 智哉, born 1983), Japanese baseball player
* Tomoya Yamashita (山下 友也, born 1946), Japanese sport shooter

## Fictional characters

* Tomoya Mikami (三上 智也), protagonist of the visual novel Memories Off
* Tomoya Okazaki (岡崎 朋也), protagonist of the visual novel Clannad
* Tomoya Okita (沖田 智哉), a character in the manga series Manga Mitaina Koishitai!
* Tomoya Mashiro (真白 友也), a character from Ensemble Stars!