![]() Yutaka Kisenosato, Japanese sumo wrestler  | |
| Pronunciation | jɯtaka (IPA) | 
|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese | 
| Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. | 
Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 豊, "bountiful"
 - 裕, "affluence"
 - 穣, "fertile"
 - 温, "warmth"
 
The name can also be written in hiragana ゆたか or katakana ユタカ.
Notable people with the name
- Yutaka Abe (阿部 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 (青山 穣, born 1965), Japanese vocal actor
 - Yutaka Banno (伴野 豊, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
 - Yutaka Demachi (出町 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 (リッキー・ユタカ・ファウラー, born 1988), Japanese-American Professional Golf Champion, named after maternal grandfather
 - Yutaka Fujimoto (藤本 裕, 1950–2001), Japanese basketball player
 - Yutaka Fukufuji (福藤 豊, born 1982), the first Japanese-born player to appear in a National Hockey League game
 - Yutaka Fukumoto (福本 豊, born 1947), professional baseball player
 - Yutaka Fukushima (福島 豊, born 1958), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party
 - Yutaka Gibbons (1944–2021), Palauan activist and politician
 - Yutaka Haniya (埴谷 雄高, 1909–1997), Japanese author
 - Yutaka Higuchi (樋口 豊, born 1949), Japanese figure skater
 - Yutaka Higuchi (桶口 豊, born 1967), bassist for the Japanese rock band BUCK-TICK
 - Yutaka Hirose (広瀬 裕, born 1962), Japanese actor and voice actor
 - Yutaka Ikeuchi (池内 豊, born 1961), Japanese footballer
 - Yutaka Ishinabe (石鍋 裕, born 1948), the first French Chef in the Japanese cooking show Iron Chef
 - Yutaka Izubuchi (出渕 裕, born 1958), Japanese illustrator, anime designer and director
 - Yutaka Kagaya (加賀谷 穣, born 1968), Japanese digital artist
 - Yutaka Kanai (金井 豊, 1959–1990), Japanese long-distance runner
 - Yutaka Katayama (片山 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 (稀勢の里 寛, born 1986), sumo wrestler (born Yutaka Hagiwara 萩原 寛)
 - Yutaka Mafune (真船 豊, 1902–1977), playwright in Showa period Japan
 - Yutaka Matsushige (松重 豊, born 1963), Japanese actor
 - Yutaka Minowa (箕輪 豊, born 1965), 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 (新井田 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 (佐渡 裕, born 1961), Japanese conductor
 - Yutaka Tahara (田原 豊, born 1982), Japanese football player
 - Yutaka Takanashi (高梨 豊, born 1935), 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 Taniyama (谷山 豊, 1927–1958), Japanese mathematician
 - Yutaka Wada (和田 豊, born 1962), former Japanese baseball player
 - Yutaka Yaguchi (矢口 豊, born 1932), Chief Instructor and Chairman of the International Shotokan Karate Federation
 - Yutaka Yamada (山田 豊, born 1989), Japanese composer
 - Yutaka Yamaguchi (山口 泰, born 1940), member of the Group of Thirty
 - Yutaka Yamamoto (山本 寛, born 1974), Japanese animation director
 - Yutaka Yokokura (横倉 裕, born 1956), Japanese jazz musician
 - Yutaka Yoshida (吉田 豊, born 1990), Japanese footballer
 - Yutaka Yoshie (吉江 豊, born 1974), Japanese professional wrestler
 
Fictional characters
- Yutaka Kobayakawa (小早川 ゆたか), character in the anime series Lucky Star
 - Yutaka Kobayashi (小林 温)), Megatokyo character
 - Yutaka Seto (瀬戸 豊), character in the novel, film and manga Battle Royale
 - Yutaka Tamaru (多丸 裕), minor character in the Suzumiya Haruhi franchise
 - Yutaka Kazami (風見 豊), character in the Gyakuten Saiban
 - Yutaka Kono (河野 豊), character in the Darker than Black
 
See also
- Yutaka, Hiroshima, town located in Toyota District of Hiroshima, Japan
 - Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, four sections of railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
 - Yutaka (video game company), the name of a former Japanese video game company
 
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