Takeru (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Takeru


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caption= Yamato Takeru, the legendary prince of the Yamato dynasty
pronunciation= Tá-ké-rú
gender = Male
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Takeo
footnotes =

nihongo|Takeru|たける, タケル is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Takeru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*武, "warrior"
*猛, "fierce"
*健, "health"
*尊, "noble"The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Takeru
*Takeru Inukai (健), a Japanese politician
*Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (尊), a Japanese competitive eater
*Takeru Nagayoshi (たける), a Japanese manga artist
*Takeru Sato (健), a Japanese actor and singer
*Yamato Takeru no mikoto (武尊), demi-god and hero from legends

Fictional characters

;with the given name Takeru
*Takeru (タケル), the main character in the "Freedom Project" by Nissin Cup Noodles
*Takeru Edogawa, a character in the manga series "The Devil Does Exist"
*Takeru Ibaraki, a character in the American comic book series "Witchblade"
*Takeru Mizushima (タケル), a character in the Japanese TV drama "Last Friends"
*Takeru "T.K." Takaishi (タケル), a character in the anime and manga "Digimon"
*Takeru Takemoto (タケル), a character in the anime "This Ugly Yet Beautiful World"
*Takeru Teshimine (猛), a character in the anime and manga series "GetBackers"
*Takeru Yamato, the main character in the "Dragon Knight" series of Anime/H-games

Other uses

*"", an interactive manga