Takeshi
Takeshi (たけし in hiragana or タケシ in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name.
| Pronunciation | Japanese: [takeꜜɕi] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Possible writings
- 武, "warrior"
- 毅, "strong"
- 猛, "fierce"
- 健, "healthy"
- 剛, "sturdy"
- 彪, "spotted"
- 威, "intimidate"
- 壮, "robust"
- 丈, "length"
- 雄, "masculine"
- 豪, "overpowering"
- 武史, "warrior, history"
- 武士, "warrior, gentleman"
- 健史, "healthy, history"
- 猛司, "fierce, director"
- 剛士, "sturdy, gentleman"
- 健士, "healthy, gentleman"
- 武志, "warrior, "intention"
- 丈史, "length, history"
- 剛始, "sturdy, commence"
- 猛司, "fierce, director"
- 勇志, "courage, intention"
- 雄志, "masculine, intention"
- 猛士, "fierce, gentleman"
- 岳志, "peak, intention"
- 剛志, "sturdy, intention"
- 岳史, "peak, history"
People with the name
- Takeshi Akiba (秋葉 武士, born 1944), Japanese ice hockey player
- Takeshi Aono (青野 武, born 1936), Japanese voice actor
- Takeshi Azuma (東 毅, born 1953), Japanese ice hockey player
- Takeshi Fujii (藤井 猛, born 1970), Japanese shogi player
- Takeshi Hasegawa (長谷川 武, born 1984), Japanese basketball player
- Takeshi Hidaka (日高 剛, born 1977), Japanese baseball player
- Takeshi Honda (本田 武史, born 1981), Japanese figure skater
- Takeshi Honda (animator) (本田 雄, born 1968), Japanese animator
- Takeshi Honda (footballer) (本多 剛, born 1983), Japanese footballer
- Takeshi Hosoyamada (細山田 武史, born 1986), Japanese baseball player
- Takeshi Inoue (footballer) (井上 健, 1928 – 1992), Japanese footballer
- Takeshi Inoue (mixed martial artist) (井上 武, born 1980), Japanese mixed martial artist
- Takeshi Inoue, better known as Takeshi Rikio (born 1972), Japanese professional wrestler
- Takeshi Ito (伊藤 健史, born 1987), Japanese footballer
- Takeshi Iwamoto (岩本 武志, born 1949), Japanese ice hockey player
- Takeshi Kaga (鹿賀 丈史, born 1950), Japanese actor
- Takeshi Kajikawa (梶川 武志, born 1971), Japanese golfer
- Takeshi Kamura (嘉村 健士, born 1990), Japanese badminton player
- Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城 武, born 1973), Taiwanese-Japanese actor and singer
- Takeshi Kawakami (川上 猛, born 1972), Japanese shogi player
- Takeshi Kimura (木村 武, 1912–1988), Japanese screenwriter
- Takeshi Kitano (北野 武, born 1947), known as Beat Takeshi, Japanese filmmaker and star of Takeshi's Castle
- Takeshi Kizu (木津 武士, born 1988), Japanese rugby union player
- Takeshi Kobayashi (小林 武史, born 1959), Japanese keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger and record producer
- Takeshi Kobayashi (wrestler) (小林 武, born 1948), Japanese sport wrestler
- Takeshi Kodama (児玉 剛始, born 1971), Japanese rower
- Takeshi Konomi (許斐 剛, born 1970), Japanese manga artist
- Takeshi Kusao (草尾 毅, born 1965), Japanese voice actor
- Takeshi Miyamoto (宮本 岳志), Japanese politician
- Takeshi Miyamoto (baseball) (宮本 丈, born 1995), Japanese baseball player
- Takeshi Mizuuchi (水内 猛, born 1972), Japanese footballer
- Takeshi Mori (disambiguation), multiple people
- Takeshi Morishima (森嶋 猛, born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler
- Takeshi Nagao (長尾 猛司, born 1943), Japanese sport wrestler
- Takeshi Nagano (永野健, born 1985), Japanese volleyball player
- Takeshi Noda (野田 毅, born 1941), Japanese politician
- Takeshi Nomoto (野元 勇志, born 1989), Japanese basketball player
- Takeshi Obata (小畑 健, born 1969), Japanese manga artist
- Takeshi Okumura (奥村 健, born 1952), Japanese pocket billiards player
- Takeshi Onaga (翁長 雄志, born 1950), Japanese politician
- Takeshi Rikio (力皇 猛, born 1972), Japanese professional wrestler
- Takeshi Saito (footballer) (斉藤 武志, born 1979), Japanese footballer
- Takeshi Saito (ice hockey) (齊藤 毅, born 1981), Japanese ice hockey player
- Takeshi Saito (mathematician) (斎藤 毅, born 1961), Japanese mathematician
- Takeshi Saito (musician) (斎藤 毅, born 1959), Japanese violinist
- Takeshi Shimizu (清水 武士, born 1975), Japanese footballer
- Takeshi Shudo (首藤 剛志, 1949–2010), Japanese scriptwriter
- Takeshi So (宗 猛, born 1953), Japanese long-distance runner
- Takeshi Sugita (杉田 武, born 1947), Japanese sport shooter
- Takeshi Takashina (高品 彪, 1891–1944), Japanese general
- Hiroki Takeshi, better known as AK-69 (born 1978), Japanese rapper, singer-songwriter
- Takeshi Terauchi (寺内 タケシ, born 1939), Japanese rock guitarist
- Takeshi Tomizawa (富澤 岳史, born 1974), Japanese comedian and actor
- Takeshi Ueda (上田 剛士, born 1968), Japanese musician
- Takeshi Urata (浦田 武, 1947–2012), Japanese astronomer
- Takeshi Utsumi, education expert
- Takeshi Yamada (born 1960), Japanese-American artist
- Takeshi Yamaguchi (山口 武士, born 1979), Japanese footballer
- Takeshi Yamakage (山影 武士, born 1945), Japanese swimmer
- Takeshi Yamanaka (山中 武司, born 1971), Japanese ice hockey player
- Takeshi Yasukawa (安川 壮, 1914–2000), Japanese diplomat
- Takeshi Yoshida, Japanese engineer
Fictional characters
- Takeshi (タケシ), a character in the Pokémon media franchise, better known as Brock in English
- Takeshi, a character in the television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Takeshi Goda (剛田 武), a character in the manga series Doraemon
- Takeshi Honda (本田 武史), a character in the anime series Yuri on Ice, based on the actual Takeshi Honda
- Takeshi Kovacs, a character in many books by Richard Morgan
- Takeshi Kuroiwa (黒岩 武司), a character in the My Hero Academia spin-off My Hero Academia: Vigilantes mostly known as Knuckleduster
- Takeshi Momoshiro (桃城 武), a character in the manga series Prince of Tennis
- Takeshi Nishigōri (西郡 豪), a character in the anime series Yuri on Ice
- Takeshi Onizaki (鬼崎尊), a character in the manga series Gender-Swap at the Delinquent Academy
- Takeshi Saehara (冴原 剛), a character in the manga series D.N.Angel
- Takeshi Sendo (千堂 武士), a character in the manga series Hajime no Ippo
- Takeshi Shirokane, a character in the web comic Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy
- Takeshi Sugimori (杉森 威), a character in the Inazuma Eleven media franchise
- Takeshi Yamamoto (山本 武), a character in the manga series Reborn!
See also
- Takeshi (Kamen Rider) (猛士), a fictional organization in Kamen Rider Hibiki
- Takeshis', a 2005 film by, and starring, Takeshi Kitano
- Takeshi's Castle
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