Naoki Explained

Naoki
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese

Naoki (直樹) is a masculine Japanese given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

• , Japanese long jumper
• Naoki Bandou, voice actor
• Naoki Harada (原田直樹, born 1991), Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• Naoki Hattori (born 1966), race car driver
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese journalist, historian, social critic and biographer
• , Japanese mixed martial artist
• Naoki Izumiya (born 1951), president and CEO of Asahi Breweries
• Naoki Kawamata (born 1985), Japanese rugby union player
• , Japanese dancer and actor
• Naoki Kodaka, Japanese composer
• Naoki Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese novelist and comedian
• , Japanese baseball player
• Naoki Matsuda (1977-2011), soccer player
• Naoki Matsudo (born 1973), motorbike racer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese swimmer
• Naoki Nakagawa, tennis player
• , Japanese television personality
• Naoki Sanjugo, novelist
• , Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and YouTuber
• , Japanese composer
• , Japanese footballer
• Naoki Segi (born 1963), film director
• Naoki Soma (born 1971), Japanese football defender
• Naoki Takeshi, actor
• Naoki Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
• Naoki Tanisaki (born 1978), Japanese wrestler
• Naoki Tatsuta (born 1950), Japanese voice actor
• Naoki Urasawa (born 1960), Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese footballer
• Naoki Yamada (born 1990), soccer player
• Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver) (山本尚貴, born 1988), Japanese racing driver
• , Japanese video game producer, director and designer

Fictional characters

• Naoki Kashima, the name given to the Demi-Fiend protagonist in the radio play version of
• Naoki Domon, a character Gekisou Sentai Carranger

See also

• Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award presented semiannually