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
, 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 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 , 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 Takashi Kawamura (politician) (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 (三池 崇史, born 1960), Japanese filmmaker , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer and manager Takashi Murakami (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 racing driver , 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
