is a masculine
Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Naoto can be written using different
kanji characters and can mean:
*直人, "honesty, person"
*尚人, "esteem, person"
*直登, "honesty, ascend"
*尚登, "esteem, ascend"
*直斗, "honesty,
Big Dipper"
*猶人, "easy-going/graceful, person"
The name can also be written in
hiragana or
katakana.
People with the name
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
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Naoto Fukasawa
Naoto Fukasawa (; born 1956) is a Japanese designer, author, and educator, working in the fields of product and furniture design. He is known for his product design work with the Japanese retail company Muji, as well as collaborations with compa ...
(直人, born 1956), Japanese industrial designer
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Naoto Hikosaka
is a professional Go player
Player may refer to:
Role or adjective
* Player (game), a participant in a game or sport
** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games
** Athlete, a player in sports
** Player character, a character in a video ...
(born 1962), professional Go player
*, Japanese footballer
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Naoto Hirooka (直人, born 1978), Japanese avant-garde fashion designer
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Naoto Hiroyama
are a 5-member Japanese rock band, based in Okinawa, Japan. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The band left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, Su ...
(直人), the guitarist and headman of the J-rock band Orange Range
*Naoto Nakamura or
Naoto Inti Raymi (直人, born 1979), singer-songwriter
*, Japanese ski jumper
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Naoto Kan (直人, born 1946), Japanese politician - former Prime Minister of Japan
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Naoto Kataoka (片岡 直人, born 1983), Japanese dancer, actor, rapper and creative director
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Naoto Kine
is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Naoto can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*直人, "honesty, person"
*尚人, "esteem, person"
*直登, "honesty, ascend"
*尚登, "esteem, ascend"
*直斗, "hones ...
(尚登), the guitarist of the Japanese band
TM NETWORK
*Naoto Matsukura (直人, born 1993), Japanese radio-controlled car racer
*Naoto Matsuo (born 1979), Japanese football player
*, Japanese water polo player
*Naoto Ohshima (直人, born 1964), original character designer of Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Robotnik
*Naoto Otake (直人, born 1968), Japanese football player
*, Japanese rugby union player
*Naoto Sakurai (born 1975), Japanese football player
*Naoto Sato (直人), Japanese astronomer
*Naoto Tajima (直人, 1912–1990), Japanese athlete and gold medalist
*Naoto Takenaka (直人, born 1956), Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director
*Naoto Tsuji (直人, born 1989), Japanese basketball player
*Naoto Watanabe (born 1980), Nippon Baseball player
*Naoto Shibata (直人), bass guitarist of the Japanese band Anthem (band), Anthem
*Naoto (猶人), bass guitarist of the Japanese band exist trace
Fictional characters
*Naoto Date (直人), the protagonist of the manga and anime series ''Tiger Mask''
*Naoto Date (直人), one of the supporting characters in the Japanese drama series Jotei (TV series), ''Jotei''
*Naoto Fuyumine (直人), one of the main characters in the ''Dogs: Bullets & Carnage'' series
*Naoto Kirihara (直人), the main character in the J-drama ''Night Head'' and ''Night Head Genesis'' anime
*List of BlazBlue characters#Naoto Kurogane, Naoto Kurogane (ナオト), a supporting character in the ''BlazBlue'' video game series
*Naoto Sho (直人), the main hero of the Japanese tokusatsu series ''Gridman the Hyper Agent''
*Characters of Persona 4#Naoto Shirogane, Naoto Shirogane (直斗), one of the main characters in the game ''Persona 4''
*Naoto Kōzuki (直人), a minor character from the anime ''Code Geass''
*Naoto Takayama ((高山 直人), the main protagonist of the manga and anime series ''Rail Wars!''
*Naoto Takizawa, the sixth ranger of the Super Sentai season "Mirai Sentai Timeranger"
*Naoto Miura (見浦ナオト), one of the main characters of the manga and anime series ''Clockwork Planet''
See also
*H. Naoto (born 1978), Japanese fashion brand
*6025 Naotosato, a Main-belt Asteroid
*Naota, the main character of ''FLCL''
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Japanese masculine given names
