Kanai

Kanai may refer to:

• the Kanai, an ethnic group of Jews who settled the Kerala region in India.
• Kanai (Judaism), a zealot in the scriptures
• Kanai Anzen, an amulet
• Nirai Kanai, an Okinawan myth
• Nirai Kanai (MAX song), song by MAX based on the Okinawan myth
• Kainai Nation
• Kurnai language

Kanai (金井) is also a Japanese family name.

• Asami Kanai (voice actress)
• Kikuko Kanai (1911 - 1986), Japanese composer.
• Kiyotaka Kanai (astronomer)
• Mieko Kanai (fiction writer)
• Mika Kanai (voice actress, also known as Mika Yamadera)
• Mitsunari Kanai (aikido teacher)
• Yuta Kanai (actor)

Fictional characters:

• Izumi Kanai of Battle Royale
• Kanai of Kamen Rider Blade, human guise of the Giraffe Stag Undead