Arata (name)

Arata is both a Japanese and Italian surname, and a masculine Japanese given name. As an Italian surname, it means "plow", while in Japanese, its meaning depends on the kanji used to write it.

Surname

In Japanese, Arata is typically written using kanji meaning "uncultivated field" or "new field", though dozens of other ways of writing it also exist. People with these surnames include:

Yukie Arata, Japanese swimmer
Yoshiaki Arata, Japanese fusion power researcher
Hideyuki Arata, Japanese academic in the fields of engineering and physics
Tomoyuki Arata, Japanese football striker in the J-League
Mackenyu Arata, Japanese actor

Arata is also an Italian surname, from a southern Italian word for "plow". People with this surname include:

Luis Arata, Argentine stage and film actor
Antonino Arata, Italian prelate of the Catholic Church
Ubaldo Arata, Italian cinematographer
Tony Arata, American singer-songwriter
Michael Arata, American actor and film producer
Santiago Arata, Uruguayan rugby union player

Given name

As a given name, Arata is typically written using a kanji meaning "new", though other ways of writing it are also seen. People with these given names include:

Hamao Arata, Japanese politician and educator
Arata Endo, Japanese architect
Arata Isozaki, Japanese architect
Arata Kochi, Japanese physician and public health expert
Arata Furuta, Japanese actor
Arata Iura, Japanese actor and model
Tamanoshima Arata, Japanese sumo wrestler
Arata Sugiyama, Japanese football defender in the J-League
Arata Fujiwara, Japanese marathon runner
Arata Izumi, Japanese football midfielder in the Indian Super League
Arata Kodama, Japanese football defender in the J-League
Arata Nishikiori, Japanese female team handball player
Arata Sonoda, Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler
Arata Shiino, Japanese baseball player
Arata Tatsukawa, Japanese judoka
Arata Hirose, member of Dianna Project male-only Japanese idol trio Menhamu

Fictional characters with these given names include:

Arata Wataya, a main character in the 2000s and 2010s Japanese manga series Chihayafuru
Arata Kasuga, a main character in the 2010s Japanese manga series Trinity Seven
Arata Tsuchiyu, a character from the 2012–2020 anime series Haikyu!!
Arata Shindo, a protagonist of the 2019 anime series Psycho-Pass 3
Arata Sena, a protagonist of the 2013 anime series Little Battlers Experience WARS
Arata Kagami, a character from the 2006 tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider Kabuto''