Wataru is 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 ...

Possible writings

Wataru can be written using several

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 ...

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 syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

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 f ...

ワタル.

Notable people with the name

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

Wataru Asō is the former governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 1995. From 2005-11 he was also President of the . A native of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Indus ...

(麻生渡, born 1939), governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan *, Japanese footballer * Wataru Fukuda (福田亘, born 1964), Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *

Wataru Hatano is a Japanese voice actor and singer 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 Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshit ...

(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 Institut ...

(鋒山亘, born 1974), music composer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer * Wataru Ishijima (石島渉, 1906–1980), paleontologist and geologist *

Wataru Ito is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet Diet may refer to: Food * Diet (nutrition), the sum of the food consumed by an organism or group * Dieting, the deliberate selection of foo ...

(伊藤渉, born 1969), Japanese politician * Wataru Kamimura (上村亘, born 1986), Japanese shogi player *

Wataru Kubo was a Japanese politician from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and then from Democratic Party of Japan. He served as deputy prime minister and finance minister of Japan from 5 January 1996 to 7 November 1996. Early life and education 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 p ...

(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 Sakata is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Career A former Kyokushin karateka, Sakata trained in professional wrestling at Animal Hamaguchi's gym and joined Akira Maeda's Fighting Network RINGS immediately after. F ...

(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 ''Detective Conan'' (as Genta Kojima and Wataru Takagi), '' After War Gundam X'' (as Garrod Ran), '' Slayers Try' ...

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

Wataru Takeishi is a prolific Japanese music video director. Takeishi has created videos for Japanese superstars such as Ayumi Hamasaki and Every Little Thing. Most Expensive Music Videos Three videos that Takeishi directed appear on the list of most expensiv ...

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

Wataru Takeshita was a Minister for Reconstruction and a Japanese politician serving 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 wa ...

(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 is a professional football (soccer) club based in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in the J2 League, ...

(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 de ...

(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 Entertainment. The first series aired on April 15, 1988, replacing the 17:00–17:30 timeslot used for '' Transformers: The Headmasters''. Sunrise credited "Hajime Y ...

'' * 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 fro
Tumbling
* Wataru Sanzu (三途渡), a character from ''

Inazuma Eleven is an association football-themed media franchise created by Level-5. The franchise began with the release of ''Inazuma Eleven'' in 2008, with the game series selling over 8 million copies worldwide by 2016. In addition to video games, the franchi ...

'' *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 ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 '' tank� ...

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

Blue Lock is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since August 2018, with its chapters collected in 22 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of Dece ...

'' *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 ...

'' {{given name Japanese masculine given names