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 ...

Orthography

Takeru can be written using different

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 ...

characters and can mean: * 武, "warrior" * 猛, "fierce" * 健, "health" * 尊, "noble" * 岳, "mountain" The name 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", ...

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 ...

. Kanji combinations of the name are: * 武尊 * 武瑠 * 武流 * 武琉 * 武留 * 丈瑠 * 丈流 * 丈琉 * 丈留 * 尊瑠 * 尊流 * 尊琉 * 尊留

People

* Takeru Imamura (猛), a Japanese baseball player *

Takeru Inukai was a Japanese politician and novelist active in Shōwa period Japan. Also known as "Inukai Ken", he was the third son of Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi. Early life Inukai was born in the Ushigome district of Tokyo, the son of Tsuyosh ...

(健), a Japanese politician * Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (尊), a Japanese competitive eater *

Takeru (Sug) is a masculine Japanese name, Japanese given name. Orthography Takeru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 武, "warrior" * 猛, "fierce" * 健, "health" * 尊, "noble" * 岳, "mountain" The name can also be written in ...

(武瑠), a Japanese singer from the rock band Sug * Takeru Nagayoshi (たける), a Japanese manga artist *

Takeru Satoh is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his leading role as Kamen Rider Den-O (character)#Ryotaro Nogami, Ryotaro Nogami in the ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' franchise, and as Himura Kenshin in the live-action ''Rurouni Kenshin (film), Rurouni Kenshin ...

(健), a Japanese actor, portrays Ryotaro Nogami in tokusatsu series

Kamen Rider Den-O is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008. Its l ...

*, Japanese kickboxer *

Yamato Takeru , originally , was a Japanese folk hero and semi-legendary prince of the imperial dynasty, son of Emperor Keikō, who is traditionally counted as the 12th Emperor of Japan. The kanji spelling of his name varies: it appears in the ''Nihon Shoki'' ...

(タケル), legendary Japanese prince

Fictional characters

*Takeru (aka RedMask), a character in ''

Hikari Sentai Maskman is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show and Toei's eleventh entry of the Super Sentai metaseries. It aired on TV Asahi from February 28, 1987, to February 20, 1988, replacing '' Choushinsei Flashman'' and was replaced by ''Choujyu Sentai Livema ...

'' *Takeru (タケル), the main character in the ''

Freedom Project ''Freedom Project'' is a Japanese promotional project by Nissin Cup Noodles for their 35th anniversary in 2006. As part of the project, the 7-part OVA series, titled ''Freedom'', was commissioned with and designed by Katsuhiro Otomo (of ...

'' by

Nissin Cup Noodles A cup noodle is an instant ramen product in a disposable cup, first developed in 1971 and manufactured by the Japanese food company Nissin Foods. The product was first introduced in the United States as "Cup O' Noodles" in 1972, before being ren ...

*Takeru (猛), secondary character from the visual novel, anime and manga ''

Togainu no Chi is a Japanese BL visual novel created by Nitro+CHiRAL. The plot centers on Akira, a young man who is made to participate in a deadly game called "Igura" (from "игра"/ "igra", Russian and Bulgarian for "game") in post-apocalyptic Japa ...

'' *Takeru Danma, a character known as "The Hatter" in ''

Alice in Borderland is a Japanese suspense manga series written and illustrated by Haro Aso. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Shōnen Sunday S'' from November 2010 to March 2015, and later moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', where ...

'', played by

Nobuaki Kaneko is a Japanese drummer and actor. He is nicknamed and N.K. He is a member of the rock band Rize. He is represented with Itoh Company and his label is Illchill. He graduated from Horikoshi High School. Kaneko's father was Johnny Yoshinaga who wa ...

*Takeru Edogawa, a character in the manga series ''

The Devil Does Exist is a Japanese manga series by Mitsuba Takanashi. It was serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from January 1999 to August 2002. A Taiwanese live-action television drama adaptation, titled '' Devil Beside You'', w ...

'' * Takeru Fujiwara, a character from

Prince of Stride is a Japanese multimedia series by ASCII Media Works. The project was unveiled in April 2012 in '' Dengeki Girl's Style''. It spawned a light novel, as well as an otome game adaptation developed by Kadokawa Games and Vridge for the PlayStat ...

*Takeru Homura, a main character in ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS is a Japanese anime series animated by Gallop. It is the fifth anime spin-off in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise. The series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from May 10, 2017 to September 25, 2019. It was simulcast outside of Asia by Crunchyroll cour ...

'' *Takeru Ibaraki, a character in the American comic book series ''

Witchblade ''Witchblade'' is an American comic book Ongoing series, series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint (trade name), imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owne ...

'' * Takeru Jakuzure, a character from ''Garo'' *Takeru Kojo (古城タケル), a supporting character in Little Battlers Experience WARS *Takeru Mizushima (タケル), a character in the Japanese TV drama ''

Last Friends is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV at 10:00 pm every Thursday from April 10, 2008, until June 17, 2008. It stars Masami Nagasawa, Juri Ueno, Eita, Asami Mizukawa and Ryo Nishikido of japanese idol group Kanjani Eight. Th ...

'' *Takeru Ohyama, the main character in the anime and manga series ''

Maken-ki! is a Japanese manga series by Hiromitsu Takeda. It was published by Fujimi Shobo's magazine '' Dragon Age Pure'', and later '' Monthly Dragon Age'', after the former magazine ceased publishing. It has been adapted into an anime series by A ...

'' *Takeru Shiba, a character in ''

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It aired from February 15, 2009, to February 7, 2010, replacing '' Engine Sentai Go-onger'' and was replaced b ...

'' *Takeru Shirogane (白銀武), the main character in the visual novel series ''

Muv-Luv is a Japanese visual novel developed by âge and originally released as an adult game for Windows on February 28, 2003. Consisting of two parts, and the gameplay in ''Muv-Luv'' follows a linear plot line, which offers pre-determined ...

'' * Takeru "T.K." Takaishi (タケル), a character in the anime and manga ''Digimon'' *Takeru Takemoto (タケル), a character in the anime ''

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World is a Japanese anime television series created by Shouji Saeki and Hiroyuki Yamaga. It was animated by Gainax and Shaft. The series aired on BS-i from April 2, 2004 to June 18, 2004, totaling 12 episodes. A manga adaptation, illustrated by ...

'' * Takeru Teshimine (猛), a character in the anime and manga series ''GetBackers'' *Takeru Yamato, the main character in the '' Dragon Knight'' series of Anime/H-games *Takeru Tenkūji, the main character in ''

Kamen Rider Ghost is a Japanese tokusatsu drama serving as the 17th Heisei period, Heisei Kamen Rider Series, and 26th series overall. Takuro Fukuda serves as ''Ghost''s lead screenwriter, with Satoshi Morota as director. It premiered on TV Asahi and affiliate sta ...

'' *Takeru Tsukumo, a main character in the manga ''Exoskull Zero'' *Takeru Totsuka, a main character in ''

Kamigami no Asobi is a Japanese visual novel by Nippon Ichi Software and Broccoli. It was released on October 24, 2013 for the PlayStation Portable. An anime television series adaptation by Brain's Base was announced in December 2013 and aired from April to J ...

Other uses

*'' Takeru: Letter of the Law'', an interactive manga *

Takeru is a masculine Japanese given name. Orthography Takeru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 武, "warrior" * 猛, "fierce" * 健, "health" * 尊, "noble" * 岳, "mountain" The name can also be written in hiragana or ka ...

, video game developer and publisher *'' ja:Takeru'', software distribution mechanism (sort of 'Copy-on-Demand') by

Brother Industries is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational electronics and electrical equipment company headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. Its products include Printer (computing), printers, multifunction printers, desktop computers, consumer and indu ...

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