Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 熊谷(Japanese Kanji) くまがい(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kɯᵝ.mä.ɡä.i/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 谷 (gai) meaning "valley". Related Names Rootskuma + gai Categories footballers