Kawai Kanjiro (?? ???, 24 August 1890, Yasugi, Shimane – 18 November 1966) was a Japanese potter and a key figure in mingei (Japanese folk art) and studio pottery movements, which included Bernard Leach, Shoji Hamada, Kenkichi Tomimoto, Shiko Munakata, Keisuke Serizawa, and Tatsuzo Shimaoka, among others.