title: Chikara (given name)
text: # 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, born 1982), 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, born 1934), Japanese politician
  * Chikara Tanabe (田南部 力, born 1975), 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
  