Daisuke
| Pronunciation | Dá-í-s(ú)-ké |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Region of origin | Japan |
Daisuke (だいすけ, ダイスケ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings[]
Daisuke can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 大輔, "big, assist"
- 大介, "big, mediate"
- 大祐, "big, bless"
- 大助, "big, help"
- 大典, "big, law/rule/ceremony"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
Manga artists[]
- Daisuke Higuchi (樋口 大輔), a Japanese female manga artist best known for her work on Whistle!
- Daisuke Igarashi (五十嵐大介), a Japanese manga artist known for his bold, detailed art style and innovative storytelling
- Daisuke Moriyama (森山大輔), a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the Chrono Crusade series
Sportspeople[]
- Daisuke Arakawa (荒川 大輔, born 1981), Japanese long jumper
- Daisuke Ejima (江島 大佑), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
- Daisuke Houki (宝亀 大輔, born 1961), Japanese water polo player
- Daisuke Ikeshima (池島 大介), retired Japanese race walker
- Daisuke Kataoka (片岡 大育, born 1988), Japanese golfer
- Daisuke Maeda (前田 大介), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
- Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂 大輔), Japanese professional baseball player who pitches for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
- Daisuke Murakami (snowboarder), (村上 大輔), Japanese snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Daisuke Naito (内藤 大助), retired Japanese professional boxer
- Daisuke Nakata (中田大輔), Japanese trampolinist who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Daisuke Obara (小原 大輔, born 1981), Japanese ice hockey player
- Daisuke Ohata, (大畑大介), Japanese rugby player
- Daisuke Usami, (宇佐美 大輔), Japanese volleyball player
Football players[]
- Daisuke Ichikawa (市川 大祐), Japanese football player who plays as a defender and midfielder for the Fujieda MYFC team
- Daisuke Ishizu (石津 大介, born 1990), Japanese football player
- Daisuke Kanzaki (神崎 大輔, born 1985), Japanese footballer
- Daisuke Kikuchi (菊池 大介, born 1991), Japanese footballer
- Daisuke Matsui (松井 大輔), Japanese footballer who plays for Lechia Gdańsk of Ekstraklasa in Poland
- Daisuke Nakamori (中森 大介, born 1974), Japanese footballer and manager
- Daisuke Nasu (那須 大亮), Japanese football player who plays for the Urawa Red Diamonds
- Daisuke Nishiguchi (西口 大輔, born 1988), Japanese footballer
- Daisuke Oku, Japanese former football player
- Daisuke Sakata, (坂田 大輔), Japanese football (soccer) player who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J. League
- Daisuke Takahashi (footballer) (高橋 大輔, born 1983), Japanese footballer
- Daisuke Tanaka (田中 大輔, born 1983), Japanese footballer
Skaters[]
- Daisuke Murakami (figure skater) (村上 大介), Japanese figure skater
- Daisuke Takahashi (髙橋 大輔, born 1986), Japanese figure skater
Wrestlers[]
- Daisuke Harada (原田 大輔), professional wrestler signed to Pro Wrestling Noah
- Daisuke Ikeda (池田大輔), professional wrestler competing in the Independent circuit in Japan
- Daisuke Sasaki (佐々木 大輔), professional wrestler
- Daisuke Sekimoto (関本 大介), professional wrestler
- Daisuke Tochiazuma, retired sumo wrestler
Actors & voice actors[]
- Daisuke Gōri (郷里 大輔, 1952–2010), Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator
- Daisuke Hirakawa (平川 大輔, born 1973), Japanese voice actor
- Daisuke Kishio (岸尾 だいすけ), Japanese voice actor
- Daisuke Matsubara (松原 大典), Japanese voice actor
- Daisuke Nakamura (中村 太亮), Japanese voice actor
- Daisuke Namikawa (浪川 大輔, born 1976), Japanese voice actor
- Daisuke Ono (小野 大輔, born 1978), Japanese voice actor well known for voicing Sebastian Michaelis in the anime adaption of Black Butler
- Daisuke Sakaguchi (阪口 大助, born 1973), Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production
- Daisuke Tsuji (辻 大介), Japanese-American actor and voice actor
Other[]
- Daisuke Amaya (天谷 大輔, born 1977), Japanese independent game developer
- Daisuke Asakura (浅倉 大介, born 1967), Japanese pop artist, songwriter and producer
- Daisuke Ban (伴 大介, born 1967), Japanese actor
- Daisuke Enomoto (榎本 大輔, born 1971), Japanese businessman and former livedoor executive
- Daisuke Inoue (井上 大佑, born 1940), Japanese businessman who invented Karaoke
- Daisuke Ishiwatari (石渡 太輔, born 1973), Japanese video game developer and musician
- Daisuke Katagami (片上 大輔, born 1986), Japanese shogi player
- Daisuke Katō (加東 大介, 1911–1975), Japanese actor
- Daisuke Kobayashi (小林 大祐, born 1987), Japanese basketball player
- Daisuke Matsumoto (松本 大輔, born 1971), Japanese politician
- Daisuke Miyagawa (宮川 大輔, born 1973), Japanese comedian and actor
- Daisuke Murakawa (村川大介, born 1990), Japanese professional Go player
- Daisuke Nakagawa (中川 大輔, born 1968), Japanese shogi player
- Daisuke Nakagawa (中川 大輔, born 1998), Japanese actor (Kamen Rider Zero-One)
- Daisuke Nakamura (fighter) (中村 大介, born 1980), Japanese mixed martial artist
- Daisuke Namba (難波 大助, 1899–1924), Japanese student who tried to assassinate Hirohito in 1923
- Daisuke Shima (嶋 大輔, born 1964), Japanese actor
- Daisuke Suzuki (鈴木 大介, born 1974), Japanese shogi player
- Daisuke Takahashi (mathematician), Japanese mathematician
- Daisuke Tsuda (musician) (津田 大介, born 1977), vocalist of the Japanese band Maximum the Hormone
- Daisuke Tsuda (journalist) (津田 大介, born 1973), Japanese IT, music journalist, and writer
- Daisuke Ueda (上田 太輔, born 1987), Japanese male model
- Daisuke Watanabe (渡辺 大祐, born 1974), Japanese video game scenario writer
- Daisuke Watanabe (actor) (渡辺 大輔, born 1982), Japanese stage/screen/TV actor
- (横田 大輔, born 1983), Japanese photographer
- Daisuke Yokoyama (横山 だいすけ, 横山 大介, born 1983), Japanese singer and actor
Fictional characters[]
- Daisuke Aoki (青木 大介), in the manga Kodomo no Jikan
- Daisuke Aramaki (荒巻 大輔), from the manga Ghost in the Shell
- Daisuke Aurora (ダイスケ・アウローラ), from Heat Guy J.
- Daisuke Hayami (速見 ダイスケ), from the anime Rockman.exe NT Warrior
- Daisuke Jigen (次元 大介), from Lupin III manga
- Daisuke Kazama (風間 大介), from Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Daisuke Motomiya (本宮 大輔) (Davis Motomiya in English dub), from Digimon
- Daisuke Niwa (丹羽 大助), of manga and anime series, D.N.Angel
- Daisuke Serizawa, eyepatch-wearing character in Godzilla
- Daisuke, from the film Urduja
- , from the film The Grudge 3
- Daisuke Umon (宇門 大介), from the anime/manga series, UFO Robot Grendizer
- (神戸 大助), from anime/manga series, The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited
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