title: Tomoaki
text: # Tomoaki
  
  Tomoaki is a masculine Japanese given name.
  
  ## Possible writings
  
  Tomoaki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:
  
  * 知明, "know, bright"
  * 知朗, "know, clear"
  * 知晃, "know, clear"
  * 知章, "know, chapter"
  * 知旭, "know, rising sun"
  * 知亮, "know, clear"
  * 知彰, "know, clear"
  * 知昭, "know, clear"
  * 知秋, "know, autumn"
  * 知晶, "know, sparkle"
  * 智明, "intellect, bright"
  * 智朗, "intellect, clear"
  * 智晃, "intellect, clear"
  * 智章, "intellect, chapter"
  * 智旭, "intellect, rising sun"
  * 智亮, "intellect, clear"
  * 智彰, "intellect, clear"
  * 智昭, "intellect, clear"
  * 智秋, "intellect, autumn"
  * 智晶, "intellect, sparkle"
  * 友明, "friend, bright"
  * 友朗, "friend, clear"
  * 友晃, "friend, clear"
  * 友章, "friend, chapter"
  * 友旭, "friend,rising sun"
  * 友彰, "friend, clear"
  * 友昭, "friend, clear"
  * 共明, "together, bright"
  * 共晃, "together, clear"
  * 朋明, "companion, bright"
  * 朋章, "companion, chapter"
  * 朝明, "morning/dynasty, bright"
  * 朝晃, "morning/dynasty, clear"
  * 朝章, "morning/dynasty, chapter
  * 朝昭, "morning/dynasty, clear"
  
  The name can also be written in hiragana ともあき or katakana トモアキ.
  
  ## Notable people with the name
  
  * Tomoaki Egawa (江川 智晃, born 1986), Japanese baseball player
  * Tomoaki Honma (本間 朋晃, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
  * Tomoaki Ishizuka (石塚 智昭, born 1965), Japanese guitarist
  * Tomoaki Kanemoto (金本 知憲, born 1968), Japanese baseball player
  * Tomoaki Kato (加藤 友朗, born 1963), Japanese surgeon
  * Tomoaki Komorida (小森田 友明, born 1981), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoaki Koyama (小山 朋昭, born 1971), Japanese pair skater
  * Tomoaki Kunichika (国近 友昭, born 1973), Japanese long-distance runner
  * Tomoaki Kuno (久野 智昭, born 1973), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoaki Maeno (前野 智昭, born 1982), Japanese voice actor
  * Tomoaki Matsukawa (松川 友明, born 1973), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoaki Makino (槙野 智章, born 1987), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoaki Ōgami (大神 友明, born 1970), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoaki Sano (佐野 友昭, born 1968), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoaki Sato (baseball, born 1968) (佐藤 友昭), Japanese baseball player
  * Tomoaki Satoh (baseball, born 1978) (佐藤 友亮), Japanese baseball player
  * Tomoaki Seino (清野 智秋, born 1981), Japanese footballer
  * Tomoaki Taniguchi (谷口 智昭, born 1982), Japanese rugby union player
  * Tomoaki Wakahaguro (若羽黒 朋明, 1934–1969), real name Tomoaki Kusabuka (草深 朋明), Japanese sumo wrestler
  