Arata is both a Japanese and Italian surname, and a masculine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

. As an Italian surname, it means "plow", while in Japanese, its meaning depends on the

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...

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: *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese fusion power researcher *, Japanese academic in the fields of engineering and physics *, Japanese football striker in the J-League *

Mackenyu is an American-born Japanese actor. He is the son of Japanese actor, producer, director, and martial artist Sonny Chiba. Mackenyu rose to fame after portraying Wataya Arata in the Chihayafuru live-action trilogy in 2016, which earned him the ...

, full name , American actor of Japanese descent Arata is also an

Italian surname A name in the Italian language consists of a given name ( it, nome), and a surname (); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname. (In official documents, the Western surname may be written before the given name or names.) Ital ...

, from a southern Italian word for "plow". People with this surname include: *

Luis Arata Luis Arata (1895–1967) was an Argentine stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as ...

(1895–1967), Argentine stage and film actor *

Ubaldo Arata Ubaldo Arata (23 March 1895 – 7 December 1947) was an Italian cinematographer. Arata worked on more than a hundred films between 1918 and his death in 1947. Arata entered cinema in the silent era, and worked prolifically during the 1920s includi ...

(1895–1947), Italian cinematographer *

Tony Arata Anthony Michael Arata (born October 10, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter. His best known song is " The Dance", a number-one U.S. country hit for Garth Brooks in 1990 which was nominated at the 33rd Grammy Awards for Best Country Song. He al ...

(born 1957), American singer-songwriter *

Michael Arata Michael Arata (born February 23, 1966) is an American actor and film producer. He began his acting career at age four and has since appeared on stage, in feature films and television programs. Arata was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. As an acto ...

(born 1966), American actor and film producer

Given name

As a given name, Arata is typically written using a kanji meaning "new" (), though other ways of writing it are also seen (e.g. ). People with these given names include: *, Japanese politician and educator *, Japanese architect *, Japanese architect *, Japanese physician and public health expert *, Japanese actor *, Japanese actor and model *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese football defender in the J-League *, Japanese marathon runner *, Japanese football midfielder in the Indian Super League *, Japanese football defender in the J-League *, Japanese female team handball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese judoka Fictional characters with these given names include: *, a main character in the 2000s and 2010s Japanese manga series ''Chihayafuru'' *, a main character in the 2010s Japanese manga series ''Trinity Seven'' *, a character from the anime series ''Haikyū!!'' with the position of libero from Johzenji High

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