Takeshi ( in

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

or in

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

) is a masculine Japanese given name.

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*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

*, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese animator *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese mixed martial artist *Takeshi Inoue, better known as

Takeshi Rikio Takeshi Inoue (born December 20, 1972) known by his stage name , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, who worked for Pro Wrestling Noah. He is also a former sumo wrestler. Sumo career He made his sumo debut in March 1988, after leaving ...

(born 1972), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese badminton player *, Taiwanese-Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese screenwriter *, known as Beat Takeshi, Japanese filmmaker and star of ''Takeshi's Castle'' *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger and record producer *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese rower *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese pocket billiards player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese violinist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese scriptwriter *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese general *Hiroki Takeshi, better known as

AK-69 AK-69, also known as Kalassy Nikoff (エーケーシックスティーナイン／カラシニコフ) is a Japanese Hip Hop artist from Komaki, Aichi. As a rapper, AK-69 uses his stage name; while singing, he is usually known as "Kalassy Nikoff." ...

(born 1978), Japanese rapper, singer-songwriter *, Japanese rock guitarist *, Japanese comedian and actor *, Japanese musician *, Japanese astronomer *

Takeshi Utsumi Takeshi Utsumi is a dedicated former Fulbright Scholar who has, for some decades, devoted himself to experimenting with and demonstrating the technology that can bring needed learning, health care and perhaps "peace to everyone on our planet." ...

, education expert * Takeshi Yamada (born 1960), Japanese-American artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese diplomat *

Takeshi Yoshida Takeshi Yoshida is chief engineer for the 2000 Toyota Corolla and a Senior Managing Director of Toyota Motor Corporation. In 2003, Yoshida was appointed as Managing Officer of the Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automa ...

, Japanese engineer

Fictional characters

*, a character in the ''Pokémon'' media franchise, better known as Brock in English *Takeshi, a character in the television series ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...

'' *, a character in the manga series ''Doraemon'' *, a character in the anime series ''

Yuri on Ice is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The series was produced by MAPPA, directed and written by Sayo Yamamoto with original scripts by Mitsurō Kubo under the chief direction of Jun Shishido. Character designs ...

'', based on the actual Takeshi Honda *

Takeshi Kovacs Takeshi Lev Kovacs is the protagonist in the books ''Altered Carbon'', '' Broken Angels'', and '' Woken Furies'' by Richard K. Morgan, which take place in or around the 26th century. Fictional history Novels Kovacs was human born in the city ...

, a character in many books by Richard Morgan *, a character in the My Hero Academia spin-off ''My Hero Academia: Vigilantes'' mostly known as Knuckleduster *, a character in the manga series ''Prince of Tennis'' *, a character in the anime series ''Yuri on Ice'' *, a character in the manga series '' Gender-Swap at the Delinquent Academy'' *, a character in the manga series ''D.N.Angel'' *, a character in the manga series ''Hajime no Ippo'' *Takeshi Shirokane, a character in the web comic ''

Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy is a webcomic hosted on Comic Genesis, a free hosting provider for webcomics. It is drawn by Emily Snodgrass (Emi-chan) and written by Allison Brownlow (Tanzy), Karen Olympia (Kourin), and J. Baird (Xuanwu). It ...

'' *, a character in the ''Inazuma Eleven'' media franchise *, a character in the manga series ''Reborn!''

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