Ways to write Takeshi

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

毅

毅strong-willed

Boy, 29 notable people on Wikidata

猛

猛fierce

Boy, 19 notable people on Wikidata

武史

武warrior, martial史history

Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata

武司

武warrior, martial司to direct

Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata

武志

武warrior, martial志will, ambition

Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata

剛史

剛strong, sturdy史history

Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata

岳史

岳mountain peak史history

Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

武士

武warrior, martial士gentleman, samurai

Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

健志

健healthy, strong志will, ambition

Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

健司

健healthy, strong司to direct

Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

健史

健healthy, strong史history

Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

剛司

剛strong, sturdy司to direct

Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Takeshi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

健之healthy + of (classical)Boy

丈司strong + to directBoy

Famous people named Takeshi

Takeshi Okada 武史Japanese association football player and manager

Takeshi Kamo 加茂 健Japanese association football player (1915-2004)

Takeshi Natori 名取 武Japanese association football player

Takeshi Kaneshiro 金城 武Japanese actor and singer

Takeshi Kawaharazuka 毅Japanese association football player

Takeshi Mizuuchi 水内 猛Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.