Takeshi ( 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", ...

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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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 ...

can include: *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 baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese mixed martial artist *Takeshi Inoue, better known as Takeshi Rikio (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 photographer *, Japanese footballer * Takeshi Mori (disambiguation), multiple people *, 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 scriptwriter *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese general *Hiroki Takeshi, better known as AK-69 (born 1978), Japanese rapper, singer-songwriter *, Japanese rock guitarist *, Japanese comedian and actor *, Japanese actor *, Japanese musician *, Japanese astronomer * Takeshi Yamada (born 1960), Japanese-American artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese diplomat * Takeshi Yoshida, Japanese engineer

Fictional characters

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

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'' *, a character in the manga series ''Doraemon'' *, a character in the anime series '' Yuri on Ice'', based on the actual Takeshi Honda *, a character in the tokusatsu franchise ''Kamen Rider'' *

Takeshi Kovacs Takeshi Lev Kovacs is the protagonist in the books ''Altered Carbon'' (2002), ''Broken Angels (novel), Broken Angels'' (2003), and ''Woken Furies'' (2005) by Richard K. Morgan, which take place in or around the 26th century. Fictional history ...

, 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 ''D.N.Angel'' *, a character in the manga series ''Hajime no Ippo'' *Takeshi Shirokane, a character in the web comic '' Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy'' *, a character in the ''Inazuma Eleven'' media franchise *, a character in the manga series ''Reborn!''

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