Yutaka

Yutaka
Pronunciation	Yú-ta-ka
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

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

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:

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

Possible writings

People

See also