Daisuke

Daisuke (だいすけ, ダイスケ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

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

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

Voice actors

• Daisuke Gōri (郷里 大輔, 1952-2010), Japanese voice actor, narrator and actor
• Daisuke Hirakawa (平川 大輔), 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), Japanese voice actor
• Daisuke Ono (小野 大輔), Japanese voice actor well known for voicing Sebastian Michaelis in the anime adaption of Black Butler
• Daisuke Sakaguchi (阪口 大助), Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production

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
• Daisuke Yokota (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 Hiyami (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
• Daisuke Umon (宇門 大介), from the anime/manga series, UFO Robot Grendizer
• Daisuke Kanbe (神戸 大助), from anime/manga series, The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited