Takashi

Takashi
	Takashi Murakami, a contemporary Japanese artist
Pronunciation	Ta-ka-shi
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japan
Other names
Related names	Takeshi; Takanobu; Takaya; Takako; Takami; Takana

Takashi (たかし, タカシ) is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

The name Takashi can have multiple different meanings depending on which kanji is used to write it. Some possible writings 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 and/or katakana:

タカシ (katakana)
たかし (hiragana)

People with the name

Takashi Abe (阿部隆, born 1967), Japanese shogi player
Takashi Akatsuka (赤塚隆, born 1973), 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
Takashi Dekita (出耒田敬, born 1991), 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
Takashi Hiraide (平出隆, born 1950), Japanese poet and critic
Takashi Hirose (広瀬隆, born 1943), Japanese writer
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
Takashi Ikenaga (池永天志, born 1993), Japanese shogi player
Takashi Ikenoue (池ノ上孝司, born 1955), Japanese handball player
Takashi Inoue (井之上隆志, 1960–2017), Japanese actor
Takashi Inoue (author) (井之上喬, born 1944), Japanese public relations practitioner, scholar and theorist
Takashi Inukai (犬養孝, 1907–1998), 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
Takashi Ito (伊藤隆, born 1970), Japanese kickboxer
Takashi Itoyama (糸山隆司, born 1936), Japanese basketball player
Takashi Kakihara (垣原隆司, born 1937), Japanese ice hockey player
Takashi Kanezawa (金沢孝史, born 1973), Japanese shogi player
Takashi Kato (加藤嵩士, born 1989), Japanese handball player
Takashi Kashiwabara (柏原崇, born 1977), Japanese former actor
Takashi Kawamura (politician) (河村たかし, born 1948), Japanese politician
Takashi Kawano (河野貴志, born 1996), Japanese footballer
Takashi Kimura (disambiguation), multiple people
Takashi Koizumi (小泉堯史, born 1955), Japanese film director
Takashi Koshimoto (越本隆志, born 1971), Japanese boxer
Takashi Maruyama (丸山孝, born 1953), Japanese volleyball player
Masuda Takashi (益田孝, 1848–1938), Japanese industrialist, investor, and art collector
Takashi Masuda (computer scientist) (益田隆司, born 1939), Japanese computer scientist
Takashi Masuda (basketball) (増田貴史, born 1940), Japanese basketball player
Takashi Matsuhashi (松橋高司, born 1932), 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 (三池崇史, born 1960), Japanese filmmaker
Takashi Mizuno (水野隆, born 1931), Japanese footballer
Takashi Mizunuma (水沼貴史, born 1960), Japanese footballer and manager
Takashi Murakami (村上隆, born 1962), Japanese contemporary artist
Takashi Murayama (村山隆志, born 1951), 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
Takashi Nagayasu (長安豊, born 1968), Japanese politician
Takashi Nakakura (中蔵隆志, born 1977), 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
Takashi Onozuka (小野塚貴志, born 1974), Japanese voice actor
Takashi Ozaki (尾崎隆, 1952–2011), Japanese mountaineer
Takashi Saito (斎藤隆, born 1970), Japanese baseball player
Takashi Saito (footballer) (齋藤恭志, born 1993), 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
Takashi Shimoda (下田崇, born 1975), Japanese footballer
Takashi Shimura (志村喬, 1905–1982), Japanese actor
Takashi Sorimachi (反町隆史, born 1973), Japanese singer and actor
Takashi Tamura (田村孝, born 1961), Japanese sailor
Takashi Tsuburai (粒来敬詞, born 1951), Japanese ice hockey player
Takashi Uemoto (上本崇司, born 1990), Japanese baseball player
Takashi Umeda (梅田高志, born 1976), Japanese footballer
Takashi Umezawa (梅澤貴史, born 1972), Japanese footballer
Takashi Watanabe (渡部高志, born 1957), Japanese anime director
Takashi Yamaguchi (山口隆, born 1953), Japanese architect
Takashi Yamaguchi (actor) (山口崇, born 1936), Japanese actor
Takashi Yanase, author of the picture book series Anpanman
Takashi Yokoyama (swimmer) (横山隆志, 1913–1945), Japanese swimmer
Takashi Yokoyama (water polo) (横山隆, born 1940), Japanese water polo player
Takashi Yoshida (吉田隆司, born 1982), better known as Cyber Kong, Japanese professional wrestler
Takashi Yoshida (comedian) (吉田敬, born 1973), Japanese comedian
Takashi Yoshimatsu (吉松隆, born 1953), Japanese composer
Takashi Yuasa (湯浅卓, born 1955), Japanese lawyer
Ichinojō Takashi (逸ノ城駿, born 1993), Mongolian sumo wrestler

Fictional characters

Takashi Ayanokoji (綾小路天) a character from Pita Ten
Takashi Hayase, a character from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Takashi Kawamura (The Prince of Tennis) (河村隆), a character from The Prince of Tennis
Takashi Komuro (小室孝), a character from Highschool of the Dead
Takashi Kurosawa, a character from The Hitman's Bodyguard
Takashi Morinozuka (銛之塚崇) (Mori), a character from Ouran High School Host Club
Takashi Natsume (夏目貴志), the title character from Natsume's Book of Friends
Takashi Ryugasaki (竜ヶ崎鷹士), a character from Cyber Team in Akihabara
Takashi 'Shiro' Shirogane, a character from Voltron: Legendary Defender
Takashi Sone, a character from Haru yo, Koi
Takashi Takeda, nicknamed "Jumbo" (竹田隆), a character from Yotsuba&!
Takashi Yamazaki (山崎貴史), a character from Cardcaptor Sakura
Takashi Kovacs, a character from Altered Carbon
Takashi Mitsuya, a character from Tokyo Revengers
Takashi Todoroki, a character from Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
Takashi, a supporting character who goes by the mutant name Tiger Claw in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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