Yoritaka

Yoritaka

Yoritaka Hachiya (1534–1589), Japanese samurai
Pronunciation	joɾitaka (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Yoritaka is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Written forms

Yoritaka can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 頼隆, "rely, noble"
• 頼孝, "rely, filial piety"
• 頼貴, "rely, precious"
• 頼崇, "rely, respect"
• 頼高, "rely, tall"
• 頼昂, "rely, rise"
• 依隆, "to depend on, noble"
• 依孝, "to depend on, filial piety"
• 依貴, "to depend on, precious"
• 依崇, "to depend on, respectt"
• 依高, "to depend on, tall"
• 依昂, "to depend on, rise"

The name can also be written in hiragana よりたか or katakana ヨリタカ.

Notable people with the given name Yoritaka

• Yoritaka Hachiya (蜂屋 頼隆, 1534–1589), Japanese samurai
• Yoritaka Matsudaira (松平 頼位, 1810–1886), Japanese daimyō

Notable people with the surname Yoritaka

• Hideo Yoritaka (頼高 英雄, born 1963), Japanese politician