Kiyotaka

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Kiyotaka (written: 清隆, 清孝, 清高, 聖王 or キヨタカ in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Kiyotaka Akasaka (赤阪 清隆, born 1948), Japanese diplomat
• Kiyotaka Haimura (灰村 キヨタカ, born 1973), Japanese illustrator
• Kiyotaka Hayakawa (早川 清孝, 1946–2005), Japanese handball player
• Kiyotaka Hisauti (久内 清孝, 1884–1981), Japanese botanist
• Kiyotaka Ishimaru (石丸 清隆, born 1973), Japanese footballer
• Kiyotaka Imai (今井 清隆, born 1957), Japanese actor and singer
• Kiyotaka Kanai (金井 清高, born 1951), Japanese astronomer
• Kiyotaka Katsuta (勝田 清孝, 1948–2000), Japanese serial killer
• Kuroda Kiyotaka (黑田 清隆, 1840–1900), Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
• Kiyotaka Matsui (松井 清隆, born 1961), Japanese footballer
• Kiyotaka Mitsugi (三ツ木 清隆, born 1953), Japanese actor
• Kiyotaka Miyoshi (三吉 聖王, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Kiyotaka Nanbara (南原 清隆, born 1965), Japanese comedian
• Kiyotaka Shimizu (清水 清隆, born 1984), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Kiyotaka Sugiyama (杉山 清貴, born 1959), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Kiyotaka Suzuki (鈴木清崇, born 1979), Japanese director
• Kiyotaka Takabayashi (高林 清高, born 1928), Japanese speed skater
• Tochinishiki Kiyotaka (栃錦 清隆, 1925–1990), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Tochinowaka Kiyotaka (栃乃和歌 清隆, born 1962), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Kiyotaka Tsurisaki (釣崎 清隆, born 1966), Japanese photographer

Fictional characters

• Kiyotaka Ishimaru, a character from the visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
• Kiyotaka Narumi (鳴海), the brother of Ayumu Narumi from the manga and anime series Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning
• Kiyotaka Ayanokouji, the main protagonist from the light novel Classroom of the Elite.