Akira (given name)
Akira 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 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
- Akira Aizawa, Japanese long-distance runner
- Akira Akao, Japanese footballer
- Akira Akatsuki, Japanese manga artist
- Akira Amano, Japanese manga artist
- Akira Amari, Japanese politician
- Akira Ando, Japanese footballer
- Akira Aoyama, Japanese civil engineer
- Akira Arimura, Japanese endocrinologist, biochemist, physiologist, and professor
- Akira Asada, Japanese art critic and curator
- Akira Asahara, Japanese Magic: The Gathering player
- Akira Back, Korean-American chef
- Akira Chen, Taiwanese actor and film director
- Akira Chiba, Japanese businessman
- Akira Corassani, Iranian-Swedish mixed martial artist
- Akira Silvano Disaro, Japanese footballer
- Akira Eguchi, Japanese pianist
- Akira Ejiri, Japanese baseball player
- Akira Emoto, Japanese actor
- Akira Endo, Japanese biochemist
- Akira Endo, Japanese-American conductor and music educator
- Akira Eto, Japanese baseball player
- Akira Fantini, Japanese football goalkeeper
- Akira Fitzgerald, Japanese football goalkeeper
- Akira Fujii, Japanese astrophotographer and astronomer
- Akira Fujishima, Japanese chemist and university president
- Akira Fujita, Japanese water polo player
- Akira Fujiwara, Japanese historian
- Akira Furuya, Japanese anime art director
- Akira Fuse, Japanese singer and actor
- Akira Gomi, Japanese photographer
- Akira Gunji, Japanese politician
- Akira Hagiwara, Japanese racing driver
- Akira Hamashita, Japanese footballer
- Akira Haraguchi, Japanese mental health counsellor
- Akira Hasegawa, Japanese theoretical physicist and engineer
- Akira Hatano, Japanese politician
- Akira Hayami, Japanese historian and professor
- Hayashi Akira, Japanese scholar and diplomat
- Akira Hayashi, Japanese swimmer
- Akira Higashi, Japanese ski jumper
- Akira Himekawa, pen name used by a Japanese duo of manga artists
- Akira Hiramoto, Japanese manga artist
- Akira Hirose, Japanese engineer
- Akira Hokuto, Japanese wrestler
- Akira Hori, Japanese science fiction writer
- Akira Hosomi, Japanese chemist
- Akira Hyodo, Japanese wrestler
- Akira Ibayashi, Japanese footballer
- Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer of classical music and film scores
- Akira Iida, Japanese racing driver
- Akira Inaba, Japanese shogi player
- Akira Inoue (disambiguation), multiple people
- Akira Ioane, New Zealand rugby player
- Akira Iriye, Japanese-born American historian of American diplomatic history
- Akira Ishibashi, Japanese sailor
- Akira Ishida, Japanese voice actor
- Akira Ishimaru, Japanese-American electrical engineer and academic
- Akira Isogawa, fashion designer
- Akira Ito (field hockey), hockey player
- Akira Itō (manga artist), Japanese manga artist
- Akira Jimbo, Japanese jazz fusion drummer
- Akira Kaji, Japanese football player
- Akira Kamiya, Japanese voice actor
- Akira Kanbe, Japanese manga artist
- Akira Kawashima, Japanese comedian, television personality and actor
- Akira Kobayashi, Japanese actor and singer
- Akira Kodama, Japanese basketball player
- Akira Komoto, Japanese artist
- Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director, producer, and screenwriter
- Akira Machida, head of the Japanese Supreme Court
- Akira Maeda, wrestler
- Akira Masuda, Japanese karate practitioner
- Akira Mitake, Japanese composer
- Akira Mikazuki, Japanese scholar and politician
- Akira Morishita, Filipino-Japanese actor and singer
- Akira Mutō, general in the Imperial Japanese Army
- Akira Nakaura, Japanese sport wrestler
- Akira Narahashi, Japanese football defender
- Akira Narita, Japanese manga artist
- Akira Nishio, Japanese shogi player
- Akira Nogami, Japanese professional wrestler
- Akira Raijin or Akira Kawabata, Japanese professional wrestler
- Akira Sakata, Japanese free jazz saxophonist
- Akira Sasaki, Japanese alpine skier
- Akira Sasanuma, Japanese voice actor
- Akira Satō (photographer), Japanese photographer
- Akira Satō (ski jumper), Japanese ski jumper
- Akira Schmid, Swiss ice hockey player
- Akira Sekine, Japanese voice actress
- Akira Senju, Japanese composer
- Akira Shima, Japanese shogi player
- Akira Shoji, Japanese professional mixed martial artist
- Akira Suzuki (disambiguation), multiple people
- Akira Takabe, Japanese footballer
- Akira Takarada, Japanese actor
- Akira Takasaki, heavy metal guitarist
- Takayasu Akira, Japanese sumo wrestler
- Akira Takeuchi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Akira Tamura, Japanese city planner
- Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler
- Akira Terao, entertainer
- Akira Tomii, Japanese diplomat
- Akira Toriyama (ophthalmologist), Japanese ophthalmologist and photographer
- Akira Toriyama, Japanese manga artist and character designer
- Akira Tozawa, Japanese professional wrestler
- Akira Watanabe (disambiguation), multiple people
- Akira Yaegashi, Japanese professional boxer
- Akira Yamada, Japanese philosopher
- Akira Yamagishi, Japanese trade unionist
- Akira Yamaguchi, Japanese artist
- Akira Yamamoto, Japanese World War II flying ace
- Akira Yamaoka, Japanese composer and music producer
- Akira Yanase, Japanese water polo player
- Akira Yoshida, Japanese rugby union player
- Akira Yoshino, Japanese chemist
- Akira Yoshizawa, Japanese origamist
Fictional characters
- Akira (Akira), the title character of Akira
- Akira, a character in the video game Shin Megami Tensei IV
- Akira, a character in the anime and manga Samurai Deeper Kyo
- Akira, a character in the manga Dengeki Daisy
- Akira, the main protagonist in the BL visual novel Togainu no Chi
- Akira, a character in Hikari Sentai Maskman
- Akira Agarkar Yamada, a character in Tsuritama media
- Akira Akao, a character in the manga Sakamoto Days
- Akira Akebono, a character in the anime Daigunder
- Akira Amami, a character in Kamen Rider Hibiki
- Akira Asaba, a character in Magical Trans!
- Akira Asai, a character from Call of the Night
- Akira Fudo, the main character in Devilman
- Akira Fujiwara, a character in Ojamajo Doremi
- Akira Hayama, a character in the manga Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
- Akira Himegami, the main protagonist of Dusk Beyond the End of the World
- Akira Himi, a character in the light novel Accel World
- Akira Hojo, a character in Sanctuary
- Akira Howard, the twin of the main protagonist in Astral Chain
- Akira Inugami, a character in the manga Wolf Guy
- Akira Kaburagi Regendorf, the protagonist in the Dance in the Vampire Bund manga and its anime adaption
- Akira Kazama, a character in Rival Schools media
- Akira Kenjou, a character in the anime series Kirakira PreCure a la Mode
- Akira Kogami, a character in Lucky Star franchise
- Akira Kogane, a character in Voltron: Defender of the Universe, also known as Beast King GoLion
- Akira Konoe, an antagonist in Persona 5 Strikers
- Akira Kunimi, a character from Haikyu!! with the position of wing spiker for Aoba Johsai High
- Akira Kurosawa, a character in The Simpsons media
- Akira Kurusu, the protagonist's name in the manga adaptation of Persona 5
- Akira Kusano, a character in Nobuta wo Produce media
- Akira Mado, a supporting character in the manga series Tokyo Ghoul
- Akira Midousuji, a character in the manga and anime Yowamushi Pedal
- Akira Mimasaka, a character in Boys Over Flowers media
- Akira Momoi, a character in Denshi Sentai Denziman
- Akira Nijigaoka, a character in Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure
- Akira Nijino, a character from Ressha Sentai ToQger
- Akira Nishikiyama, an antagonist from the game series Yakuza
- Akira Oda, the main protagonist of My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's
- Akira Okochi, a character in Negima! Magister Negi Magi
- Akira Okudaira, a character in the manga Sweet Blue Flowers
- Akira Okuzaki, a character in My-HiME media
- Akira Otoishi, a minor antagonist in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Akira Rai, a character in Jab Tak Hai Jaan
- Akira Renbokoji, a character in the anime Valvrave the Liberator
- Akira Satou, a character in Katawa Shoujo
- Akira Sendoh, a character in the manga Slam Dunk
- Akira Sengoku, the main character of the manga Cage of Eden
- Akira Shimotsuki, a supporting character in the manga series Missions of Love
- Akira Shiroyanagi, the main protagonist of Battle Game in 5 Seconds
- Akira Sohma, a character in Fruits Basket
- Akira Tachibana, a protagonist in the manga After the Rain
- Akira Tadokoro, one of the eight main protagonists of Live A Live
- Akira Takano, a character in School Rumble media
- Akira Takaoka, an antagonist in Assassination Classroom
- Akira Takizawa, the main character of the anime Eden of the East
- Akira Tendo, the main character of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
- Akira Tōdō, a character from the manga series World's End Harem
- Akira Toudou, a character in S.A
- Akira Toya, a character in Hikaru no Go media
- Akira Udō, a character in Air Gear media
- Akira Yamabuki, a character from the anime series Beyblade Burst
- Akira Yuki, a character in the Virtua Fighter universe
- Akira Yukishiro, a character in the Revue Starlight franchise