Chikara (力 or 主税) is a masculine Japanese given name. When written in most forms of
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 ...
, the name means strength, power, authority and other similar variations. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese professional shogi player
*
Chikara Mizuhata, Japanese racing driver, see
2010 D1 Grand Prix series
*
Chikara Nakashita, Japanese swimmer, competed at the
1997 Summer Universiade
The 1997 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIX Summer Universiade, took place in the island of Sicily, Italy. The United States topped the medal table.
Venues Catania
* Stadio Angelo Massimino — closing ceremonies and athletics
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*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese wrestler
Fictional characters
* Chikara Ennoshita (縁下 力), from the manga and anime ''
Haikyu!!''
* Chikara Shigeno (重野 力), from the manga and anime ''
Undead Unluck''
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Japanese masculine given names
Masculine given names