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