is a masculine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

Written forms

The name Takashi can have multiple different meanings depending on which

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

is used to write it. Possible forms of the name include: *隆 - "prosperous noble" *喬士 - "high, boasting, samurai, gentleman" *崇史 - "adore, revere, chronicler, history" *孝 - "filial piety, serve parents" *貴志 *敬 Takashi can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

and/or

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 ...

: *タカシ (katakana) *たかし (hiragana)

People with the name

* Takashi Abe (阿部隆, born 1967), Japanese shogi player *, Japanese rugby union player * Takashi Amano (天野尚, 1954–2015), Japanese photographer, aquarist and designer * Takashi Aonishi (青西高嗣), Japanese music artist * Takashi Asahina (朝比奈隆, 1908–2001), Japanese conductor *, Japanese volleyball player * Takashi Fujii (藤井隆, born 1972), Japanese singer and comedian * Takashi Hagino (萩野崇, born 1973), Japanese actor * Takashi Hara (原敬, 1856–1921), Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan * Takashi Hara (artist) (ハラタカシ, born 1983), Japanese contemporary artist * Takashi Hasegawa, Japanese electrical engineer and programmer * Takashi Hashiguchi (橋口たかし, born 1967), Japanese manga artist * Takashi Hikino (曳野孝), Japanese economist and educator *, Japanese poet and critic * Takashi "Halo" Hirose (died 2002), American swimmer * Takashi "Taka" Hirose (born 1967), Japanese musician and chef * Takashi Iizuka (game designer) (飯塚隆, born 1970), Japanese video game director and designer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese public relations practitioner, scholar and theorist *, Japanese literature academic * Takashi Ishii (film director) (石井隆, born 1946), Japanese film director, screenwriter and manga artist * Takashi Ishii (baseball) (石井貴, born 1971), Japanese baseball pitcher and coach * Takashi Ishimoto (石本隆, 1935–2009), a Japanese swimmer *, Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese former actor *

Takashi Kawamura (politician) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives representing Aichi 1st district, Aichi 1st since October 2024, a position he had previously held from 1993 to 2009. Prior to t ...

(河村たかし, born 1948), Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer * Takashi Kimura (disambiguation), multiple people * Takashi Koizumi (小泉堯史, born 1955), Japanese film director *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese industrialist, investor, and art collector *, Japanese computer scientist *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese cross-country skier * Takashi Matsumoto (disambiguation), multiple people * Takashi Matsunaga (松永貴志, born 1986), Japanese jazz pianist * Takashi Matsuoka, Japanese-American writer *

Takashi Miike is a Japanese film director, film producer and screenwriter. He has directed over 100 feature film, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. His films span a variety of different genres, ranging from violent and surrealism, b ...

(三池崇史, born 1960), Japanese filmmaker *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer and manager *

Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts (such as painting and sculpture) as well as commercial media (such as fashion, merchandise, and animation) and is known for blurring the line between High art, high and low arts. His wo ...

(村上隆, born 1962), Japanese contemporary artist *, Japanese rower * Takashi Nagai (永井隆, 1908–1951), Japanese physician and survivor of the Nagasaki bombing * Takashi Nagasaki (長崎尚志, born 1954), Japanese author, manga writer and former editor of manga * Takashi Nagasako (長嶝高士, born 1964), Japanese voice actor * Takashi Nagatsuka (長塚節, 1879–1915), Japanese novelist and poet *, Japanese politician *, Japanese mixed martial artist * Takashi Nakamura (中村たかし, born 1995), Japanese animator, and anime director * Takashi Narita (成田貴志, born 1969), Japanese former volleyball player * Takashi Niigaki (新垣隆, born 1970), Japanese music teacher * Takashi Okamura (disambiguation), multiple people * Takashi Ono (小野喬, born 1931), Japanese gymnast *, Japanese voice actor * Takashi Ozaki (尾崎隆, 1952–2011), Japanese mountaineer * Takashi Saito (斎藤隆, born 1970), Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *Takashi Saito (c. 1990 - 2007), sumo wrestler who died due to injuries sustained in the Tokitsukaze stable hazing scandal * Takashi Sakai (酒井隆, 1887–1946), Japanese general * Takashi Shimizu (清水崇, born 1972), Japanese filmmaker *, Japanese footballer * Takashi Shimura (志村喬, 1905–1982), Japanese actor * Takashi Sorimachi (反町隆史, born 1973), Japanese singer and actor *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese baseball player * Takashi Umeda (梅田高志, born 1976), Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese architect *, Japanese actor * Takashi Yanase, author of the picture book series Anpanman *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese water polo player *, better known as Cyber Kong, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese comedian * Takashi Yoshimatsu (吉松隆, born 1953), Japanese composer * Takashi Yuasa (湯浅卓, born 1955), Japanese lawyer *, Mongolian sumo wrestler

Fictional characters

* a character from '' Pita Ten'' *Takashi Hayase, a character from '' The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' *, a character from

The Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in 42 volumes. Viz Media licensed t ...

*, a character from '' Highschool of the Dead'' *Takashi Kurosawa, a character from '' The Hitman's Bodyguard'' * (Mori), a character from '' Ouran High School Host Club'' *, the title character from '' Natsume's Book of Friends'' *, a character from '' Cyber Team in Akihabara'' * Takashi 'Shiro' Shirogane, a character from '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'' *Takashi Sone, a character from ''Haru yo, Koi'' *, a character from ''

Yotsuba&! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma, the creator of ''Azumanga Daioh''. It has been serialized since January 2003 in the monthly magazine ''Dengeki Daioh'' by ASCII Media Works, formerly MediaWorks (publisher ...

'' *, a character from ''

Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Nakayoshi'' from the June 1996 to August 2000 issues, it was also published in ...

'' *Takashi Kovacs, a character from '' Altered Carbon'' *Takashi Mitsuhashi, a character from '' Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!'' *Takashi Mitsuya, a character from '' Tokyo Revengers'' *Takashi Todoroki, a character from ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal , stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, is a Japanese manga and anime series and the third spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, after the preceding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. The manga began serialization in Shueisha's ''V Jump'' magazine from Decem ...

'' *Takashi, a supporting character who goes by the mutant name Tiger Claw in ''

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

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