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. 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 ...

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

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 ...

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 *, Japanese actor Arata is also an

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

, 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 (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of th ...

(1895–1967), Argentine stage and film actor * Antonino Arata (1883–1948), Italian prelate of the Catholic Church * Ubaldo Arata (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 (song), The Dance", a number-one U.S. country hit for Garth Brooks in 1990 which was nominated at the 33rd Grammy Awards for Best Cou ...

(born 1957), American singer-songwriter * Michael Arata (born 1966), American actor and film producer * Santiago Arata (born 1996), Uruguayan rugby union player

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 Greco-Roman wrestler *, 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 2012–2020 anime series ''

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 ...

'' *, a protagonist of the 2019 anime series ''Psycho-Pass 3'' *, a protagonist of the 2013 anime series '' Little Battlers Experience WARS'' *, a character from the 2006 tokusatsu series ''

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