Daisuke
Origin
Pronunciation	IPA: [daꜜisɯ̥ke]
Gender	Male
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	different meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of origin	Japan

Look up Daisuke, だいすけ, or ダイスケ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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

Possible writings

Look up 大輔, 大介, 大祐, 大助, or 大典 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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), retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher
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 (actor) (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 adaptation of Black Butler and Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
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 Adachi (足立大輔, born 1991), Japanese economist
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 1947), 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 Inoue (井上大輔, (1941–2000)), Japanese singer, composer and multi-instrumentist
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 (politician) (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 Hayami (速見ダイスケ), from the anime Rockman.exe NT Warrior
Daisuke Hyuuga (日向大介), from the anime Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star
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, from the film The Grudge 3
Daisuke Izumo (出雲大介), from the tokusatsu series, Ninja Captor
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
Daisuke Ido (イドダイスケ), from the manga Battle Angel Alita