Akira

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM	Mike C	update #110
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM	Mike C	update #103
8/16/2017, 11:57 PM	Mike C	update #96
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
3/14/2016, 9:26 PM	Mike C	update #91
7/27/2015, 11:23 PM	Mike C	update #90
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM	Mike C	update #89
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine & Feminine

Usage Japanese

Scripts 昭, 明, 亮, 晶, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あきら(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced Pron. A-KYEE-RA

Meaning & History

From Japanese 昭 (akira) meaning "bright", 明 (akira) meaning "bright" or 亮 (akira) meaning "clear". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name. A famous bearer was the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), given name written 明.