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Revision as of 09:04, 18 July 2004 by WhisperToMe (talk | contribs)(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: 日明、晃、章、亨、陽
Famous Akiras include:
- Akira Kurosawa
- Akira Toriyama
- Akira Toya, character of the manga and anime Hikaru no Go
- Akira Sudō, character of the manga Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai
Akira is also a female Scottish name meaning "anchor".
Akira is also a well known anime and manga series - see Akira (film).
In the Star Trek fictional universe, there is also an Akira class starship.