Yutaka

Yutaka (ゆたか, ユタカ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Yutaka
PronunciationYú-ta-ka
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt 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"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

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:

with the surname Yutaka

See also
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