Wataru is a masculine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

Written forms

Wataru can be written using several

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, 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 and are ...

characters. Here are some examples: *渉, "ford" *渡, "ferry over" *亘, "extend across" *航, "navigate" *和, "harmony" *亙, "extend across" *弥, "more and more" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

わたる or

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

ワタル.

Notable people with the name

*, Japanese announcer, television personality, and news anchor *

Wataru Asō was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who served as the Governor of Fukuoka from 1995 to 2011.Wataru Fukuda (born April 7, 1964) is a Japanese suit actor. Partial filmography * '' Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah'' (1991) as Godzillasaurus * '' Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' (1993) as Mechagodzilla/Super Mechagodzilla * '' Yamato Takeru'' (1994) as Utuno ...

(福田亘, born 1964), Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *

Wataru Hatano is a Japanese voice actor, singer, actor, narrator and comedian affiliated with 81 Produce. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008, Hatano won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in '' Toward the Terra'' and Tenshi Yuri in ''Saint ...

(羽多野渉, born 1982), Japanese voice actor *

Wataru Hokoyama is a Japanese composer, conductor, and orchestrator based in Hollywood, California. He left his birth nation of Japan at the age of 16 to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. He later attended the Cleveland Institute o ...

(鋒山亘, born 1974), music composer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer * Wataru Ishijima (石島渉, 1906–1980), paleontologist and geologist * Wataru Ito (伊藤渉, born 1969), Japanese politician * Wataru Kamimura (上村亘, born 1986), Japanese shogi player * Wataru Kubo (久保亘, 1929–2003), Japanese politician *

Wataru Misaka Wataru Misaka (December 21, 1923 – November 20, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. A point guard of Japanese descent, he broke a color barrier in professional basketball by being the first non-white player and the first ...

(三阪亙, 1923–2019), Japanese-American basketball player * Wataru Miyawaki (宮脇渉, born 1980), vocalist of Japanese rock band

12012 is a Japanese visual kei rock band. Formed in 2003 in Osaka Prefecture, the group centers its work around the concept of "madness inside a human" (人間の内面における狂気 '). 12012 is also the penal code for the possession of a dange ...

* Wataru Murayama (村山渉), Japanese manga writer *, Japanese footballer *

Wataru Nakamura Wataru Nakamura (, 20 November 1921 – 18 May 1951) was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on 3 January 2025 for his actions during the Battle of the Soyang River in the Korean War. Early life Wataru ...

(1921-1951), American United States Army soldier *

Wataru Sakata is a Japanese people, Japanese retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. A professional MMA competitor from 1994 until 2016, Sakata fought for Fighting Network RINGS, Pride FC, Deep (mixed martial arts), Deep a ...

(坂田亘, born 1973), professional wrestler and martial arts fighter *, Japanese footballer *

Wataru Takagi is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is affiliated with Arts Vision. He is best known for his roles in ''One Piece'' (as Bellamy), ''Bleach'' (as Ganju Shiba), ''Detective Conan'' (as Genta Kojima and Wataru Takagi) ...

(高木渉,, born 1966), Japanese voice actor *

Wataru Takeishi is a Japanese music video director. He has created videos for Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer-songwriter and producer. Nicknamed the "Empress of Pop" on account of her influence throughout Asia, she is widely recognized for her versatil ...

(竹石渉, born 1982), music video director *

Wataru Takeshita was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kakeya, Shimane and graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time ...

(竹下亘, 1946–2021), Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese boxer *

Wataru Yamazaki is a former Japanese football player. He first played for Nihon University in 2003 and later transferred to Thespa Kusatsu , formerly is a professional football (soccer) club based in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club currently p ...

(山崎渡, born 1980), Japanese footballer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese hurdler * Wataru Yoshikawa (吉川和多留, born 1968), Japanese motorcycle rider *

Wataru Yoshizumi is a Japanese manga artist. She was born as on June 18, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated with a degree in economics from Hitotsubashi University. Yoshizumi started her career as a Japanese manga artist while working as an office lady. Her d ...

(吉住渉, born 1963), Japanese manga artist

Fictional characters

* Wataru Ikusabe (戦部ワタル)), a character from ''

Mashin Hero Wataru is a mecha multimedia franchise originally created by Sunrise and Red Company. The first series aired on April 15, 1988, replacing the 17:00–17:30 timeslot used for '' Transformers: The Headmasters''. Sunrise credited "Hajime Yatat ...

'' * Wataru Kurenai (紅渡), main character from ''Kamen Rider Kiva'' * Wataru Hoshi (ホシ・ワタル), the main character from '' Star Trigon'' * Wataru Azuma (東航), the main character from Tumbling * Wataru Sanzu (三途渡), a character from ''

Inazuma Eleven is an association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football ...

'' *Wataru Onaga (尾長渉), a character from the manga and anime ''

Haikyu!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 volumes. The story f ...

'' with the position of middle blocker from Fukurodani Academy *Wataru Kuon (久遠渡,), a supporting character from the football manga ''

Blue Lock (stylized as ''BLUELOCK'') is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since August 2018, with its chapters collected in 34 volumes as of J ...

'' *Wataru Hibiya (日比谷渉), a character from the dating sim video game ''

Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side is a dating sim video game targeted towards women and girls (an ''Otome'' game) released by Konami for the PlayStation 2 game console on June 20, 2002. It was also re-released with enhancements for the Nintendo DS as ''Tokimeki Memorial Girl's ...

'' *Wataru Hibiki (日々樹渉,), a character from the anime and game ''

Ensemble Stars! is a Japanese game franchise developed by Cacalia Studio and published by Happy Elements K.K., the Japanese division of the Chinese company Happy Elements. It is a spin-off of the 2012 game '' Ensemble Girls!'' It was first released as a li ...

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