Takeshi

Japanese: [takeꜜɕi]GenderMaleOriginWord/nameJapaneseMeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used

Takeshi (たけし in hiragana or タケシ in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name.

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!