Yutaka
Yutaka (ゆたか, ユタカ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Pronunciation | Yú-ta-ka |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
Possible writings
Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 豊, "rich"
- 裕, "affluence"
- 優, "tenderness"
- 寛, "relaxation"
- 穣, "fertile"
- 温, "warmth"
People
- Yutaka Abe (豊), former Japanese film director and actor
- Yutaka Aihara (相原 豊, born 1970), Japanese gymnast
- Yutaka Akita (秋田 豊, born 1970), Japanese former football player
- Yutaka Aoyama (穣, born 1965), Japanese vocal actor
- Yutaka Banno (豊, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
- Yutaka Demachi (豊, born 1935), Japanese volleyball player
- Yutaka Ebina (蛯名 豊, born 1943), Japanese ice hockey player
- Yutaka Enatsu (江夏 豊, born 1948), Japanese baseball pitcher
- Rickie Fowler (Rick Yutaka Fowler, born 1988), American Professional Golf Champion, named after maternal grandfather
- Yutaka Fujimoto (藤本 裕, 1950–2001), Japanese basketball player
- Yutaka Fukufuji (豊, born 1982), the first Japanese-born player to appear in a National Hockey League game
- Yutaka Fukumoto (豊, born 1947), professional baseball player
- Yutaka Fukushima (豊, born 1958), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party
- Yutaka Haniya (雄高, 1909–1997), Japanese author
- Yutaka Higuchi (豊, born 1949), Japanese figure skater
- Yutaka Higuchi (豊, born 1967), bassist for the Japanese rock band BUCK-TICK
- Yutaka Hirose (裕, born 1962), Japanese actor and voice actor
- Yutaka Ikeuchi (池内 豊, born 1961), Japanese footballer
- Yutaka Inagawa (born 1974), Japanese artist
- Yutaka Ishinabe (石鍋 裕, born 1948), the first French Chef in the Japanese cooking show Iron Chef
- Yutaka Izubuchi (裕, born 1958), Japanese illustrator, anime designer and director
- Yutaka Kagaya (born 1968), Japanese digital artist
- Yutaka Kanai (豊, 1959–1990), Japanese long-distance runner
- Yutaka Katayama (豊, born 1909), the first president of Nissan Motor Company in U.S.A
- Yutaka Kawaguchi (川口 寛, born 1973), Japanese ice hockey player
- Yutaka Kisenosato (寛, born 1986), sumo wrestler (born Yutaka Hagiwara)
- Yutaka Mafune (豊, 1902–1977), playwright in Showa period Japan
- Yutaka Matsushige (豊, born 1963), Japanese actor
- Yutaka Minowa (豊), character designer and animation director who works with Madhouse
- Yutaka Mizutani (水谷 豊, born 1952), Japanese actor and singer
- Yutaka Nakamura (中村 豊, born 1967), Japanese animator
- Yutaka Niida (豊, born 1978), professional minimumweight boxer
- Yutaka Ohno (大野 豊, born 1955), former Japanese baseball player
- Yutaka Ozaki (尾崎 豊, 1965–1992), popular Japanese musician
- Yutaka Sado (裕, born 1961), Japanese conductor
- Yutaka Tachibana (裕), Japanese manga artist
- Yutaka Tahara (豊, born 1982), Japanese football player
- Yutaka Takanashi (豊), Japanese photographer who photographed fashion, urban design, and city life
- Yutaka Take (武 豊, born 1969), Japanese jockey
- Yutaka Takenouchi (竹野内 豊, born 1971), Japanese actor
- Yutaka Tanaka (ユタカ, born 1966), Japanese manga artist
- Yutaka Taniyama (豊, 1927–1958), Japanese mathematician
- Yutaka Wada (和田 豊, born 1962), former Japanese baseball player
- Yutaka Yaguchi (born 1932), Chief Instructor and Chairman of the International Shotokan Karate Federation
- Yutaka Yamada (やまだ 豊, born 1989), Japanese composer
- Yutaka Yamaguchi (泰, born 1940), member of the Group of Thirty
- Yutaka Yamamoto (寛, born 1974), Japanese animation director
- Yutaka Yokokura (裕, born 1956), Japanese jazz musician
- Yutaka Yoshida (吉田 豊, born 1990), Japanese footballer
- Yutaka Yoshie (豊, born 1974), Japanese professional wrestler
- Yutaka Yoshinari (豊), father of Taiwanese Cabinet spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka
- Kisenosato Yutaka (稀勢の里 寛, born 1986), the 72nd Yokozuna
Fictional characters:
- Yutaka Kobayakawa (ゆたか), character in the anime series Lucky Star
- Yutaka Kobayashi, Megatokyo character
- Yutaka Seto (豊), character in the novel, film and manga Battle Royale
- Yutaka Tamaru (裕), minor character in the Suzumiya Haruhi franchise
- Yutaka Kazami, character in the Gyakuten Saiban
- Yutaka Kōno, character in the Darker than Black
- with the surname Yutaka
- Makoto Yutaka (豊), character in the manga series The Day of Revolution/Princess Princess
- Mikoto Yutaka (豊), character in the manga series The Day of Revolution/Princess Princess
See also
- Yutaka, Hiroshima, town located in Toyota District of Hiroshima, Japan
- Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, four sections of railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
- Yutaka (video game company), the name of a Japanese-only video game company
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