Yutaka

Yutaka
	Yutaka Kisenosato, Japanese sumo wrestler
Pronunciation	jɯtaka (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

豊, "bountiful"
裕, "affluence"
穣, "fertile"
温, "warmth"

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

Notable people with the name

Yutaka Abe (阿部豊), 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 (青山穣, born 1965), Japanese voice actor
Yutaka Banno (伴野豊, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
Yutaka Demachi (出町豊, 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 (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 (藤本裕, 1950–2001), Japanese basketball player
Yutaka Fukufuji (福藤豊, born 1982), the first Japanese-born player to appear in a National Hockey League game
Yutaka Fukumoto (福本豊, born 1947), professional baseball player
Yutaka Fukushima (福島豊, born 1958), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party
Yutaka Gibbons (1944–2021), Palauan activist and politician
Yutaka Haniya (埴谷雄高, 1909–1997), Japanese author
Yutaka Higuchi (樋口豊, born 1949), Japanese figure skater
Yutaka Higuchi (桶口豊, born 1967), bassist for the Japanese rock band BUCK-TICK
Yutaka Hirose (広瀬裕, born 1962), Japanese actor and voice actor
Yutaka Ikeuchi (池内豊, born 1961), Japanese footballer
Yutaka Ishinabe (石鍋裕, born 1948), the first French Chef in the Japanese cooking show Iron Chef
Yutaka Izubuchi (出渕裕, born 1958), Japanese illustrator, anime designer and director
Yutaka Kagaya (加賀谷穣, born 1968), Japanese digital artist
Yutaka Kanai (金井豊, 1959–1990), Japanese long-distance runner
Yutaka Katayama (片山豊, 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 (稀勢の里寛, born 1986), sumo wrestler (born Yutaka Hagiwara 萩原寛)
Yutaka Mafune (真船豊, 1902–1977), playwright in Showa period Japan
Yutaka Matsushige (松重豊, born 1963), Japanese actor
Yutaka Minowa (箕輪豊, born 1965), 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 (新井田豊, 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 (佐渡裕, born 1961), Japanese conductor
Yutaka Tahara (田原豊, born 1982), Japanese football player
Yutaka Takanashi (高梨豊, born 1935), 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 Taniyama (谷山豊, 1927–1958), Japanese mathematician
Yutaka Wada (和田豊, born 1962), former Japanese baseball player
Yutaka Yaguchi (矢口豊, born 1932), Chief Instructor and Chairman of the International Shotokan Karate Federation
Yutaka Yamada (山田豊, born 1989), Japanese composer
Yutaka Yamaguchi (山口泰, born 1940), member of the Group of Thirty
Yutaka Yamamoto (山本寛, born 1974), Japanese animation director
Yutaka Yokokura (横倉裕, born 1956), Japanese jazz musician
Yutaka Yoshida (吉田豊, born 1990), Japanese footballer
Yutaka Yoshie (吉江豊, born 1974), Japanese professional wrestler

Fictional characters

Yutaka Kobayakawa (小早川ゆたか), character in the anime series Lucky Star
Yutaka Kobayashi (小林温)), Megatokyo character
Yutaka Seto (瀬戸豊), character in the novel, film and manga Battle Royale
Yutaka Tamaru (多丸裕), minor character in the Suzumiya Haruhi franchise
Yutaka Kazami (風見豊), character in the Gyakuten Saiban series
Yutaka Kono (河野豊), character in the Darker than Black series
Yutaka Shinozaki (篠崎豊), character in the My Tiny Senpai series

Possible writings

Notable people with the name

Fictional characters

See also