Takashi (江詩, たかし, タカシ) is a male Japanese given name.
The name Takashi can have multiple different meanings depending on which kanji is used to write it. Some possible writings of the name include:
江詩 - "estuary , inlet, poem"
隆 - "prosperous noble"
喬士 - "high, boasting, samurai, gentleman"
峻 - "high, steep"
崇史 - "adore, revere, chronicler, history"
孝 - "filial piety, serve parents"
節 - "moral courage, integrity"
Takashi can also be written in hiragana and/or katakana:
タカシ (katakana)
たかし (hiragana)
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), a Japanese conductor
Takashi Fujii (藤井隆, born 1972), a Japanese singer and comedian
Takashi Hagino (萩野 崇, born 1973), Japanese actor
Takashi Hara (原 敬, 1856–1921), a Japanese politician and the 19th Prime Minister of Japan
Takashi Hasegawa, electrical engineer and programmer from Japan
Takashi Hashiguchi (橋口 たかし, born 1967), a Japanese manga artist known for his manga series Yakitate!! Japan
Takashi Hikino (曳野 孝), associate professor of industrial and business organization at the Graduate School of Management at Kyoto University
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 butterfly swimmer who won a silver medal in 1956 Summer Olympics
Takashi Kawamura (politician) (河村 たかし, born 1948), Japanese politician of the Nagoya-based Genzei Nippon party
Takashi Koizumi (小泉堯史, born 1955), Japanese film director
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), a Japanese filmmaker known for his controversial films such as Ichi the Killer, and Audition
Takashi Murakami (村上 隆, born 1962), Japanese contemporary artist
Takashi Nagai (永井 隆, 1908–1951), a Japanese physician specializing in radiology, and a survivor of the Nagasaki bombing
Takashi Nagasako (長嶝 高士, born 1964), voice actor from Japan
Takashi Nagatsuka (長塚 節, 1879–1915), a Japanese novelist and poet
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 who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics
Takashi Niigaki (新垣隆, born 1970), Japanese music teacher
Takashi Okamura (disambiguation), multiple people
Takashi Ono (小野 喬, born 1931), Japanese gymnast who took home five gold medals at four Olympic Games
Takashi Ozaki (尾崎隆, 1952–2011), a Japanese mountaineer.
Takashi Saito (斎藤 隆, born 1970), a Japanese baseball player currently playing for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Takashi Sakai (酒井 隆, 1887–1946), lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II
Takashi Shimizu (清水 崇, born 1972), a Japanese filmmaker well known for his Ju-on film series and the American adaptions
Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, 1905–1982), a Japanese actor
Takashi Sorimachi (反町 隆史, born 1973), Japanese singer and actor
Takashi Umeda (梅田 高志, born 1976), Japanese former football player
Takashi Yoshimatsu (吉松 隆, born 1953), Japanese contemporary and classical music composer
Takashi Yanase, author of the picture book series Anpanman
Takashi Yuasa (湯浅 卓, born 1955), Japanese lawyer
Takashi Matsukawa, professor of Otani University, studying Mongolian history.
Takashi Ayanokoji from Pita Ten
Takashi Hayase, a character from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Takashi Kawamura (The Prince of Tennis)
Takashi Morinozuka (Mori) from Ouran High School Host Club
Takashi Natsume, from Natsume's Book of Friends
Takashi Ryugasaki from Cyber Team in Akihabara
Takashi Takeda, nicknamed "Jumbo", from Yotsuba&!
Takashi Komuro, from Highschool of the Dead
Takashi Sone, from Haru yo, Koi
Takashi Yamazaki, a character from Cardcaptor Sakura
Takashi Shirogane, a character from Voltron: Legendary Defender
