Wataru

Wataru is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings
Wataru can be written using several kanji 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 わたる or katakana ワタル.

Notable people with the name

 * Wataru Abe (阿部 渉), Japanese announcer, television personality, and news anchor
 * Wataru Asō (麻生 渡, born 1939), governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan
 * Wataru Endo (遠藤 航), Japanese footballer
 * Wataru Fukuda (福田 亘, born 1964), Japanese actor
 * Wataru Hashimoto (橋本 和), Japanese footballer
 * Wataru Hatano (羽多野 渉, born 1982), Japanese voice actor
 * Wataru Hokoyama (鋒山 亘, born 1974), music composer
 * Wataru Inoue (井上 亘), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Wataru Inoue (footballer) (井上 渉), Japanese footballer
 * Wataru Ishijima (石島 渉, 1906–1980), paleontologist and geologist
 * Wataru Ito (伊藤 渉, born 1969), Japanese politician
 * Wataru Kamimura (上村 亘, born 1986), Japanese shogi player
 * Wataru Kubo (久保 亘, 1929–2003), Japanese politician
 * Wataru Misaka (三阪 亙, 1923–2019), Japanese-American basketball player
 * Wataru Miyawaki (宮脇 渉, born 1980), vocalist of Japanese rock band 12012
 * Wataru Murayama (村山 渉), Japanese manga writer
 * Wataru Murofushi (室伏 航), Japanese footballer
 * Wataru Sakata (坂田 亘, born 1973), professional wrestler and martial arts fighter
 * Wataru Sasaki (佐々木 渉), Japanese footballer
 * Wataru Takagi (高木 渉,, born 1966), Japanese voice actor
 * Wataru Takeishi (竹石 渉, born 1982), music video director
 * Wataru Takeshita (竹下 亘, 1946–2021), Japanese politician
 * Wataru Tanaka (田中 渉), Japanese footballer
 * Wataru Yamada (山田 渉), Japanese boxer
 * Wataru Yamazaki (山崎 渡, born 1980), Japanese footballer
 * Wataru Yashiro (八代 弥), Japanese shogi player
 * Wataru Yazawa (矢澤 航), Japanese hurdler
 * Wataru Yoshikawa (吉川 和多留, born 1968), Japanese motorcycle rider
 * Wataru Yoshizumi (吉住 渉, born 1963), Japanese manga artist

Fictional characters

 * Wataru Ikusabe (戦部 ワタル)), a character from Mashin Hero Wataru
 * 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 from Tumbling
 * Wataru Sanzu (三途 渡), a character from Inazuma Eleven
 * Wataru Onaga (尾長 渉), a character from the manga and anime Haikyu!! with the position of middle blocker from Fukurodani Academy
 * Wataru Kuon (久遠 渡,), a supporting character from the football manga Blue Lock
 * Wataru Hibiya (日比谷 渉), a character from the dating sim video game Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side