Takeshi

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

Takeshi

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), 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 Tsuruno (つるの 剛士), Japanese 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