Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 達明, 達昭, 達章, 達朗, 達昌, 達秋, 辰明, 龍明, 竜明, 立明, 建明, 樹明, etc.(Japanese Kanji) たつあき(Japanese Hiragana) タツアキ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
From 達 (tatsu) meaning "reach, arrive, attain," 辰/龍/竜 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" (辰 referring to the fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac), 立 (tatsu) meaning "to stand, rise," cognate to 建 (tatsu) meaning "to build, erect," or 樹 (tatsu) meaning "tree" (in this case, related to 立 and 建), combined with あき (aki), related to brightness or opening with kanji including 明, 昭, 章, 朗 or 昌, or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn."