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Revision as of 13:26, 26 June 2004 by Davejenk1ns (talk | contribs) (added info about kanji characters)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Akira is a popular male Japanese name. Several different kanji characters can be pronounced "Akira", and most of the characters are variants on basic characters meaning "distinct" or "bright". The same characters may appear together with a second character to form names like Akio or Akihiko, meaning "bright boy".
Popular kanji characters include:
Famous Akiras include:
- Akira Kurosawa
- Akira Toriyama
- Akira Tôya, character of the manga and anime Hikaru no Go
Akira is also a female Scottish name meaning "anchor".
Akira is also a well known anime and manga series - see Akira (film).