Takehisa (たけひさ)

Takehisa is read たけひさ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 偉久 and 威久. All two are masculine.

Reading

た·け·ひ·さ (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Takehisa

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 偉久
    たけひさ
    Masculine

    Great + long-lasting

    • 偉— great
    • 久— long-lasting
  • 威久
    たけひさ
    Masculine

    Dignity + long-lasting

    • 威(たけ)— dignity
    • 久(ひさ)— long-lasting

The kanji in Takehisa

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 久long-lasting2 spellings
  • 偉great1 spelling
  • 威dignity1 spelling

Takehisa with common surnames

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Questions about Takehisa

Is Takehisa a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Takehisa is masculine.

What does Takehisa mean?

Takehisa is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 偉久 reads as "great + long-lasting" and 威久 reads as "dignity + long-lasting". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Takehisa be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 偉久 and 威久. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Takehisa?

たけひさ is 4 beats: た · け · ひ · さ. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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