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{{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Akira {{Infobox given name2
| image= Akira Kurosawa.jpg | name = Akira
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| caption= Akira Kurosawa, a film director
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| pronunciation= Á-ki-ra
| pronunciation =
| gender = {{Flagicon|Japan}}{{Flagicon|Nigeria}} Unisex<br>{{Flagicon|Scotland}} Female
| gender = ], but predominantly ]
| meaning = {{Flagicon|Japan}} It can have many different meanings depending on the ] used.<br>{{Flagicon|Scotland}} anchor
| meaning = many meanings depending on the ] used
| region = Japanese<br>Scotish<br>Nigerian
| language = Japanese
| origin =
| shortform =
| related names = ]<br>]<br>]
| footnotes = | variant =
| seealso = ]
| name day =
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{{wiktionary|あきら|アキラ}}
{{wiktionary|章|亮|彬|彰}}
{{wiktionary|徹|旭|明|昭}}
{{wiktionary|晃|晶|輝}}


{{Nihongo|'''Akira'''|あきら, アキラ}} is a common ]. There are several ] for Akira. One popular Kanji is 明 which means "bright", "intelligent", or "clear". The name Akira is a unisex name. This name is also an ] female version of the Scottish male name Acair, meaning "]". While in ], Akira is used as a ]. {{Nihongo|'''Akira'''|あきら, アキラ}} is a given name present in a few languages. It is a unisex ] that is predominantly used for males. There are several ] for Akira.


==People== == Written forms ==
In ] there are many alternative ways to write the name Akira in ]. This is not an exhaustive list. A popular kanji is 明 (the combination of the two different characters 日 = sun and 月 = moon) which means "the light coming from the sun", "sunlight and moonlight", "bright", "intelligent", "wisdom" or "truth". Though Akira is generally used to name males, sometimes it can be a female name as well.
*] (born 1978), AV idol
* 明, "bright"
*], president of software company Integra Incorporated
* 亮, "light"
*] (born 1946), mental health counsellor
* 昭, "shining"
*] (born 1974), breaststroke swimmer
* 光, "light"
*] (昭) (1914-2006), composer of classical music and film scores
* 昌, "prosper"
*] (born 1969), racing driver
* 晃, "clear"
*] (彰) (born 1967), voice actor
* 彰, "acknowledge"
*], fashion designer
* 朗; "clear/bright"
*] (亮), hockey player
* 晶, "sparkle"
*] (章), manga artist
* 章, "chapter/section"
*], jazz fusion drummer
* 旭; "rising sun"
*] (明), voice actor
* 顕; "exposure/clarity"
*], actor
* 彬, "refined/gentle"
*] (章), artist
* 明楽, "bright, ease"
*] (明) (1910-1998), film director, producer, and screenwriter
* 秋良, "autumn, good"
*] (顯), the head of the Japanese Supreme Court
* 了, "completion"
*], wrestler
* 安喜良, "calm, joy, good"
*] (亮), astronomer
* 亜紀良, "asia, chronicle, good"
*], wrestler
* 日日日, "day, day, day"
*] (晃), voice actor
* 彬良, "refined/gentle, good"
*] (明), photographer
* 明良, "bright, good"
*] (明), composer{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
* 旦 "morning/dawn"
*] (晃), heavy metal guitarist
*] (明), professional wrestler
*] (聰), entertainer
*] (明), manga artist
*] (晃), ophthalmologist and photographer
*] (晶), pornstar
*] (晃), composer
*] (章), origami artist
*], Japanese immunologist


==People with the name==
==Fictional characters==
*{{Nihongo|]|相澤晃|4=born 1997}}, Japanese long-distance runner
*], a character in ''Akira'' media
*{{Nihongo|]|赤尾 公||born 1988}}, Japanese footballer
Akira (aka BlueMask) in Hikari Sentai Maskman
*{{Nihongo|]|暁月 あきら|4=born 1977}}, Japanese manga artist
*], a character in ''The Simpsons'' media
*{{Nihongo|]|天野 明||born 1973}}, Japanese manga artist
*] of Sanctuary
*{{Nihongo|]|甘利 明|4=born 1949}}, Japanese politician
*{{Nihongo|]|安東 輝||born 1995}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|]|青山士|4=1878–1963}}, Japanese civil engineer
*{{Nihongo|]|有村 章|4=1923–2007}}, Japanese endocrinologist, biochemist, physiologist, and professor
*{{Nihongo|]|浅田 彰|4=born 1957}}, Japanese art critic and curator
*{{Nihongo|]|浅原 晃}}, Japanese Magic: The Gathering player
*] (born 1974), Korean-American chef
*] (born 1969), Taiwanese actor and film director
*] (born 1959), Japanese businessman
*] (born 1982), Iranian-Swedish mixed martial artist
*{{Nihongo|]|ディサロ 燦 シルヴァーノ||born 1996}}, Japanese footballer
*], Japanese pianist
*{{Nihongo|]|江尻 亮|4=born 1943}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|]|柄本 明|4=born 1948}}, Japanese actor
*{{Nihongo|]|遠藤 章|4=born 1933}}, Japanese biochemist
*{{Nihongo|]|遠藤 明|4=1938–2014}}, Japanese-American conductor and music educator
*{{Nihongo|]|江藤 智|4=born 1970}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|]|ファンティーニ 燦|4=born 1998}}, Japanese football goalkeeper
*{{Nihongo|]|フィッツジェラルド・アキラ|4=born 1987}}, Japanese football goalkeeper
*{{Nihongo|]|藤井 旭|4=1941–2022}}, Japanese astrophotographer and astronomer
*{{Nihongo|]|藤嶋 昭|4=born 1942}}, Japanese chemist and university president
*{{Nihongo|]|藤田 明|4=1908–2001}}, Japanese water polo player
*{{Nihongo|]|藤原 彰|4=1922–2003}}, Japanese historian
*{{Nihongo|]|古谷 彰}}, Japanese anime art director
*{{Nihongo|]|布施 明|4=born 1947}}, Japanese singer and actor
*{{Nihongo|]|五味 彬|4=born 1953}}, Japanese photographer
*{{Nihongo|]|郡司 彰|4=born 1949}}, Japanese politician
*{{Nihongo|]|萩原 光||1956–1986}}, Japanese racing driver
*{{Nihongo|]|浜下瑛|4=born 1995}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|]|原口 證||born 1946}}, Japanese mental health counsellor
*{{Nihongo|]|長谷川晃|4=born 1934}}, Japanese physicist and engineer
*{{Nihongo|]|秦野 章|4=1911–2002}}, Japanese politician
*{{Nihongo|]|速水融|4=1929–2019}}, Japanese historian and professor
*{{Nihongo|]|林 韑||1800–1859}}, Japanese scholar and diplomat
*{{Nihongo|]|林 享||born 1974}}, Japanese swimmer
*{{Nihongo|]|東 輝|4=born 1972}}, Japanese ski jumper
*], pen name used by a Japanese duo of manga artists
*{{Nihongo|]|平本 アキラ||born 1976}}, Japanese manga artist
*], Japanese engineer
*{{Nihongo|]|佐々木 久子|4=born 1967}}, Japanese wrestler
*{{Nihongo|]|堀晃|4=born 1944}}, Japanese science fiction writer
*] (1943–2018), Japanese chemist
*{{Nihongo|]|兵頭彰|4=born 1995}}, Japanese wrestler
*{{Nihongo|]|井林 章||born 1990}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|]|伊福部 昭||1914–2006}}, Japanese composer of classical music and film scores
*{{Nihongo|]|飯田 章||born 1969}}, Japanese racing driver
*{{Nihongo|]|稲葉 陽||born 1988}}, Japanese shogi player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1995), New Zealand rugby player
*] (born 1934), historian of American diplomatic history
*{{Nihongo|]|石橋 顕||born 1973}}, Japanese sailor
*{{Nihongo|]|石田 彰||born 1967}}, Japanese voice actor
*{{Nihongo|]|アキラ 石丸||born 1928}}, Japanese-American engineer and academic
*{{Nihongo|]|五十川 明||born 1964}}, fashion designer
*{{Nihongo|]|伊藤 亮||born 1981}}, hockey player
*{{Nihongo|]|伊藤 彰}}, Japanese manga artist
*{{Nihongo|]|神保 彰||born 1959}}, Japanese jazz fusion drummer
*{{Nihongo|]|加地 亮||born 1980}}, Japanese football player
*{{Nihongo|]|神谷 明||born 1946}}, Japanese voice actor
*{{Nihongo|]|かんべ あきら}}, Japanese manga artist
*{{Nihongo|]|川島 明||born 1979}}, Japanese comedian, television personality and actor
*{{Nihongo|]|小林 旭||born 1938}}, Japanese actor and singer
*{{Nihongo|]|小玉 晃||born 1944}}, Japanese basketball player
*{{Nihongo|]|小本 章||born 1935}}, Japanese artist
*{{Nihongo|]|黒澤 明||1910–1998}}, Japanese film director, producer, and screenwriter
*{{Nihongo|]|町田 顯||1936–2015}}, head of the Japanese Supreme Court
*{{Nihongo|]|前田 日明||born 1959}}, wrestler
*{{Nihongo|]|増田 章||born 1962}}, Japanese karate practitioner
*{{Nihongo|]|見岳 章||born 1956}}, Japanese composer
*{{Nihongo|]|三ヶ月 章||1921–2010}}, Japanese scholar and politician
*{{Nihongo|]|森下 晃||born 2001}}, Filipino-Japanese actor and singer
*{{Nihongo|]|武藤 章||1892–1948}}, general in the Imperial Japanese Army
*{{Nihongo|]|中浦 章||born 1935}}, Japanese sport wrestler
*{{Nihongo|]|名良橋 晃||born 1971}}, Japanese football defender
*{{Nihongo|]|西尾 明||born 1979}}, Japanese shogi player
*{{Nihongo|]|野上 彰||born 1968}}, Japanese professional wrestler
*{{Nihongo|]|雷陣 明}} or {{Nihongo|Akira Kawabata|川畑 顕}} (born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler
*{{Nihongo|]|坂田 明||born 1945}}, Japanese free jazz saxophonist
*{{Nihongo|]|佐々木 明||born 1981}}, Japanese alpine skier
*{{Nihongo|]|笹沼 尭羅||born 1973}}, Japanese voice actor
*{{Nihongo|]|佐藤 明||1930–2002}}, Japanese photographer
*{{Nihongo|]|佐藤 晃||born 1964}}, Japanese ski jumper
*] (born 2000), Swiss ice hockey player
*{{Nihongo|]|関根 明良}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|]|千住 明||born 1960}}, Japanese composer
*{{Nihongo|]|島 朗||born 1963}}, Japanese shogi player
*{{Nihongo|]|小路 晃||born 1974}}, Japanese professional mixed martial artist
*], multiple people
*{{Nihongo|Akira Takabe|高部 聖||born 1982}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|]|宝田 明||born 1934–2022}}, Japanese actor
*{{Nihongo|]|高崎 晃||born 1961}}, heavy metal guitarist
*{{Nihongo|]|髙安 晃||born 1990}}, Japanese sumo wrestler
*], multiple people
*{{Nihongo|]|田村 明||1926–2010}}, Japanese city planner
*{{Nihongo|]|田上 明||born 1961}}, Japanese professional wrestler
*{{Nihongo|]|寺尾 聰||born 1947}}, entertainer
*{{Nihongo|]|富井 周||1890–1959}}, Japanese diplomat
*{{Nihongo|] |鳥山 晃||1898–1994}}, Japanese ophthalmologist and photographer
*{{Nihongo|]|鳥山 明||1955–2024}}, Japanese manga artist and character designer
*{{Nihongo|]|戸澤 陽||born 1985}}, Japanese professional wrestler
*], multiple people
*{{Nihongo|]|八重樫 東||born 1983}}, Japanese professional boxer
*{{Nihongo|]|山田 晶||1922–2008}}, Japanese philosopher
*{{Nihongo|]|山岸 章||1929–2016}}, Japanese trade unionist
*{{Nihongo|]|山口 晃||born 1969}}, Japanese artist
*{{Nihongo|]|山本 旭||1913–1944}}, Japanese World War II flying ace
*{{Nihongo|]|山岡 晃||born 1968}}, Japanese composer and music producer
*{{Nihongo|]|柳瀬 彰良||born 1988}}, Japanese water polo player
*{{Nihongo|]|吉田 明||born 1971}}, Japanese rugby union player
*{{Nihongo|]|吉野 彰||born 1948}}, Japanese chemist
*{{Nihongo|]|吉澤 章||1911–2005}}, Japanese origamist

== Fictional characters ==
*], the title character of ''Akira''
*Akira, a character in the video game '']''
*], a character in ''The Simpsons'' media
*Akira, a character in the anime and manga '']''
*Akira, a character in the manga '']''
*Akira, the main protagonist in the BL visual novel '']''
*Akira Agarkar Yamada, a character in '']'' media
*Akira Akao, a character in the manga '']''
*Akira Akebono, a character in the anime '']''
*Akira Asai, a character from '']''
*Akira Asaba (麻羽 央), a character in '']''
*Akira (Blue Mask), a character in '']''
*], the main character in '']''
*Akira Fujiwara, a character in '']''
*Akira Hayama, a character in the manga '']''
*Akira Himi (aka Aqua Current), a character in the light novel '']''
*Akira Hojo, a character in '']''
*Akira Howard, the twin of the main protagonist in '']''
*Akira Inugami (aka Wolf), a character in the manga '']''
*Akira Kaburagi Regendorf, the protagonist in the '']'' manga and its anime adaption
*], a character in ''Rival Schools'' media *], a character in ''Rival Schools'' media
*], a character in ''Lucky Star'' franchise *] (剣城 あきら), a character in the anime series ''Kirakira PreCure a la Mode''
*], a character in ''Lucky Star'' franchise
*Akira Kogane, a character in '']'', also known as '']'' (given name changed to ']' for the US adaptations)
*Akira Kunimi (国見 英), a character from '']'' with the position of wing spiker for Aoba Johsai High
*], the protagonist's name in the manga adaptation of ''Persona 5''
*], a character in ''Nobuta wo Produce'' media *], a character in ''Nobuta wo Produce'' media
*], a character in ''Boys Over Flowers'' media *Akira Mado, a supporting character in the manga series '']''
*Akira Midousuji (御堂筋 翔 Midōsuji Akira), a character in the manga and anime '']''
*Akira Mimasaka, a character in '']'' media
*Akira Momoi, a character in '']''
*Akira Nijigaoka, a character in '']''
*Akira Nijino, a character from '']''
*], an antagonist from the game series ''Yakuza''
*], a character in ''Negima!: Magister Negi Magi'' media *], a character in ''Negima!: Magister Negi Magi'' media
*], a character in ''My-HiME'' media *], a character in ''My-HiME'' media
*], a minor antagonist in ''Jojo's Bizarre Adventure''
*Akira Rai, a character in '']''
*Akira Renbokoji, a character in the anime '']''
*Akira Satou, a character in '']''
*Akira Sendoh, a character in the manga ]
*Akira Sengoku, the main character in the manga '']''
*Akira Shimotsuki, a supporting character in the manga series, '']''
*Akira Sohma, a character in '']''
*Akira Tachibana (橘 あきら), a protagonist in the manga '']''
*Akira Tadokoro, one of the eight main protagonists of '']''
*], a character in ''School Rumble'' media *], a character in ''School Rumble'' media
*Akira Takaoka, an antagonist in '']
*Akira Takizawa, a character in the anime '']''
*Akira Toudou, a character in the '']''
*Akira Toudou, a character from the manga series '']''
*], a character in ''Hikaru no Go'' media *], a character in ''Hikaru no Go'' media
*], a character in ''Air Gear'' media *], a character in ''Air Gear'' media
*Akira Yamabuki (Yamatoga in the English dub), a character from the anime series '']''
*], a character in the ''Virtua Fighter'' universe *], a character in the ''Virtua Fighter'' universe
*Akira Yukishiro, a character in the '']'' franchise


==See also== ==See also==
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Latest revision as of 13:42, 18 December 2024

Akira
GenderUnisex, but predominantly male
Language(s)Japanese
Origin
Meaningmany meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
See alsoAkiko

Akira (あきら, アキラ) is a given name present in a few languages. It is a unisex Japanese given name that is predominantly used for males. There are several kanji for Akira.

Written forms

In Japanese there are many alternative ways to write the name Akira in kanji. This is not an exhaustive list. A popular kanji is 明 (the combination of the two different characters 日 = sun and 月 = moon) which means "the light coming from the sun", "sunlight and moonlight", "bright", "intelligent", "wisdom" or "truth". Though Akira is generally used to name males, sometimes it can be a female name as well.

  • 明, "bright"
  • 亮, "light"
  • 昭, "shining"
  • 光, "light"
  • 昌, "prosper"
  • 晃, "clear"
  • 彰, "acknowledge"
  • 朗; "clear/bright"
  • 晶, "sparkle"
  • 章, "chapter/section"
  • 旭; "rising sun"
  • 顕; "exposure/clarity"
  • 彬, "refined/gentle"
  • 明楽, "bright, ease"
  • 秋良, "autumn, good"
  • 了, "completion"
  • 安喜良, "calm, joy, good"
  • 亜紀良, "asia, chronicle, good"
  • 日日日, "day, day, day"
  • 彬良, "refined/gentle, good"
  • 明良, "bright, good"
  • 旦 "morning/dawn"

People with the name

Fictional characters

See also

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