Adachi (written: , , or in hiragana) is a Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
*, a member of the manga artist duo
Adachitoka
is the collective pen name used by female manga artists and . The former draws the foreground and characters, while the latter draws the backgrounds.
The duo started out as an assistant to Motohiro Kato, before being put in charge of illustr ...
*, Japanese mixed martial artist
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Barbara Adachi, American businesswoman
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Chihaya Adachi (born 1963), Japanese physicist
*, Japanese ukiyo-e artist
*, Japanese ski jumper
*, Japanese general
*, Japanese footballer
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Jeff Adachi
Jeffrey Gordon Adachi (August 29, 1959 – February 22, 2019) was an American attorney, pension reform advocate, and politician who served as the Public Defender of San Francisco from 2003 to 2019.
Early life and education
Adachi was the ...
(1959–2019), American lawyer
*, Japanese warrior, son of Morinaga
*, Japanese film director, producer and editor
*, better known as Mr. Hito, Japanese professional wrestler
*, Japanese slalom canoeist
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Ken Adachi (1929–1989), Canadian writer and literary critic
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Kenyi Adachi (born 1993), Mexican footballer
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese pole vaulter
*, Japanese triathlete
*, Japanese screenwriter and film director
*, Japanese sprint canoeist
*, Japanese judge
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese warrior
*, Japanese actor and singer
*, Japanese television personality and actress
*, Japanese footballer and manager
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese water polo player
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese sport wrestler
*, Japanese musician
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese entomologist
*, Japanese manga artist and the older brother of Mitsuru Adachi
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese musician and songwriter
*, Japanese actress and singer
*, Japanese synchronized swimmer
*, Japanese ice hockey player
*, Japanese footballer and manager
*, Japanese rapper of K-Pop group
Pentagon
In geometry, a pentagon (from the Greek πέντε ''pente'' meaning ''five'' and γωνία ''gonia'' meaning ''angle'') is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon. The sum of the internal angles in a simple pentagon is 540°.
A pentagon may be simpl ...
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Yositaka Adachi
Yoshitaka "Yosi" Adachi (born 3 May 1962) is a Palauan politician. He was the Governor of Koror for 3 consecutive terms from 2006-2018 and stepped down due to the term limits imposed by the Koror State Constitution. He ran for Vice President of P ...
(born 1962),
Palauan-Japanese Former Governor of
Koror State
Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau. It consists of several islands, the most prominent being Koror Island (also ''Oreor Island''). It is Palau’s most populous state.
History
In the oral tradition ...
in The Republic of Palau
Fictional characters
*, a character in the manga series ''
Yankee-kun to Megane-chan''
*Lady Masako Adachi, a character in the video game ''
Ghost of Tsushima
''Ghost of Tsushima'' is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The player controls Jin Sakai, samurai on a quest to protect Tsushima Island during the first Mongol ...
'', with motion-capture provided and voiced by
Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in '' The Joy Luck Club'', Julie in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'', Dot in the final season of ''Grace Under Fire'', and the voices for Amy Wong in ''Futurama'' ...
*, a character in the light novel series ''
Adachi to Shimamura
is a Japanese ''yuri'' light novel series written by Hitoma Iruma and illustrated by Non, which began serialization in October 2012 in ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki Bunko Magazine'' and is published under the Dengeki Bunko imprint. The light ...
''
*, a character in the video game ''
Persona 4
released outside of Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4'', is a 2008 role-playing video game by Atlus. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the ''Persona'' series, itself a part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise, and was ...
''
*, a character in the video game ''
Yakuza: Like a Dragon''
See also
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Adachi clan, a Japanese samurai clan
References
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Japanese-language surnames