Yutaka

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Not to be confused with Yukata.
Yutaka
Yutaka Kisenosato, Japanese sumo wrestler
Pronunciationjɯtaka (IPA)
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings[edit]

Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 豊ゆたか, "bountiful"
  • 裕ひろし, "affluence"
  • 穣みのる, "fertile"
  • 温あつし, "warmth"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆたか or katakana ユタカ.

Notable people with the name[edit]

  • Yutaka Abe (阿部あべ 豊ゆたか), former Japanese film director and actor
  • Yutaka Aihara (相原あいはら 豊ゆたか, born 1970), Japanese gymnast
  • Yutaka Akita (秋田あきた 豊ゆたか, born 1970), Japanese former football player
  • Yutaka Aoyama (青山あおやま 穣みのる, born 1965), Japanese vocal actor
  • Yutaka Banno (伴野ともの 豊ゆたか, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
  • Yutaka Demachi (出町でまち 豊ゆたか, born 1935), Japanese volleyball player
  • Yutaka Ebina (蛯名えびな 豊ゆたか, born 1943), Japanese ice hockey player
  • Yutaka Enatsu (江夏えなつ 豊ゆたか, born 1948), Japanese baseball pitcher
  • Rickie Fowler (リッキー・ユタカ・ファウラー, born 1988), Japanese-American Professional Golf Champion, named after maternal grandfather
  • Yutaka Fujimoto (藤本ふじもと 裕ひろし, 1950–2001), Japanese basketball player
  • Yutaka Fukufuji (福ぶく藤ふじ 豊ゆたか, born 1982), the first Japanese-born player to appear in a National Hockey League game
  • Yutaka Fukumoto (福本ふくもと 豊ゆたか, born 1947), professional baseball player
  • Yutaka Fukushima (福島ふくしま 豊ゆたか, born 1958), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party
  • Yutaka Gibbons (1944–2021), Palauan activist and politician
  • Yutaka Haniya (埴谷はにや 雄ゆう高だか, 1909–1997), Japanese author
  • Yutaka Higuchi (樋口ひぐち 豊ゆたか, born 1949), Japanese figure skater
  • Yutaka Higuchi (桶おけ口こう 豊ゆたか, born 1967), bassist for the Japanese rock band BUCK-TICK
  • Yutaka Hirose (広瀬ひろせ 裕ひろし, born 1962), Japanese actor and voice actor
  • Yutaka Ikeuchi (池内いけうち 豊ゆたか, born 1961), Japanese footballer
  • Yutaka Ishinabe (石鍋いしなべ 裕ひろし, born 1948), the first French Chef in the Japanese cooking show Iron Chef
  • Yutaka Izubuchi (出渕いずぶち 裕ひろし, born 1958), Japanese illustrator, anime designer and director
  • Yutaka Kagaya (加賀谷かがや 穣みのる, born 1968), Japanese digital artist
  • Yutaka Kanai (金井かない 豊ゆたか, 1959–1990), Japanese long-distance runner
  • Yutaka Katayama (片山かたやま 豊ゆたか, born 1909), the first president of Nissan Motor Company in U.S.A
  • Yutaka Kawaguchi (川口かわぐち 寛ひろし, born 1973), Japanese ice hockey player
  • Yutaka Kisenosato (稀まれ勢ぜいの里さと 寛ひろし, born 1986), sumo wrestler (born Yutaka Hagiwara 萩原はぎはら 寛ひろし)
  • Yutaka Mafune (真船まふね 豊ゆたか, 1902–1977), playwright in Showa period Japan
  • Yutaka Matsushige (松重まつしげ 豊ゆたか, born 1963), Japanese actor
  • Yutaka Minowa (箕輪みのわ 豊ゆたか, born 1965), character designer and animation director who works with Madhouse
  • Yutaka Mizutani (水谷みずたに 豊ゆたか, born 1952), Japanese actor and singer
  • Yutaka Nakamura (中村なかむら 豊ゆたか, born 1967), Japanese animator
  • Yutaka Niida (新井田あらいだ 豊ゆたか, born 1978), professional minimumweight boxer
  • Yutaka Ohno (大野おおの 豊ゆたか, born 1955), former Japanese baseball player
  • Yutaka Ozaki (尾崎おざき 豊ゆたか, 1965–1992), popular Japanese musician
  • Yutaka Sado (佐渡さわたり 裕ひろし, born 1961), Japanese conductor
  • Yutaka Tahara (田原たはら 豊ゆたか, born 1982), Japanese football player
  • Yutaka Takanashi (高梨たかなし 豊ゆたか, born 1935), Japanese photographer who photographed fashion, urban design, and city life
  • Yutaka Take (武たけ 豊ゆたか, born 1969), Japanese jockey
  • Yutaka Takenouchi (竹たけ野内やない 豊ゆたか, born 1971), Japanese actor
  • Yutaka Taniyama (谷山たにやま 豊ゆたか, 1927–1958), Japanese mathematician
  • Yutaka Wada (和田わだ 豊ゆたか, born 1962), former Japanese baseball player
  • Yutaka Yaguchi (矢口やぐち 豊ゆたか, born 1932), Chief Instructor and Chairman of the International Shotokan Karate Federation
  • Yutaka Yamada (山田やまだ 豊ゆたか, born 1989), Japanese composer
  • Yutaka Yamaguchi (山口やまぐち 泰やすし, born 1940), member of the Group of Thirty
  • Yutaka Yamamoto (山本やまもと 寛ひろし, born 1974), Japanese animation director
  • Yutaka Yokokura (横倉よこくら 裕ひろし, born 1956), Japanese jazz musician
  • Yutaka Yoshida (吉田よしだ 豊ゆたか, born 1990), Japanese footballer
  • Yutaka Yoshie (吉江よしえ 豊ゆたか, born 1974), Japanese professional wrestler

Fictional characters[edit]

  • Yutaka Kobayakawa (小早川こばやかわ ゆたか), character in the anime series Lucky Star
  • Yutaka Kobayashi (小林こばやし 温あつし)), Megatokyo character
  • Yutaka Seto (瀬戸せと 豊ゆたか), character in the novel, film and manga Battle Royale
  • Yutaka Tamaru (多た丸まる 裕ひろし), minor character in the Suzumiya Haruhi franchise
  • Yutaka Kazami (風見かざみ 豊ゆたか), character in the Gyakuten Saiban
  • Yutaka Kono (河野こうの 豊ゆたか), character in the Darker than Black

See also[edit]

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