Chikara (given name)

Chikara (力 or 主税) is a masculine Japanese given name. When written in most forms of kanji, the name means strength, power, authority and other similar variations. Notable people with the name include:


 * Chikara Akutsu (阿久津 主税), 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
 * Chikara Sakaguchi (坂口 力), Japanese politician
 * Chikara Tanabe (田南部 力), Japanese wrestler

Fictional characters

 * Chikara Ennoshita (縁下 力), a character from the manga and anime Haikyu!! with the position of wing spiker from Karasuno High