Meaning

Primary

Daisuke

Alternatives

Taifu, Osuke

Word Type

proper noun

Explanation

Who's a big help? That'll be Daisuke!

Famous Daisukes include film director and screenwriter Itō Daisuke (伊藤 大輔), figure skater Takahashi Daisuke (髙橋 大輔), and actor and singer Namikawa Daisuke (浪川 大輔).

Reading

だいすけ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
たいふ
  • Miyuki
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
おおすけ
  • Miyuki
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This name uses the on'yomi for and the nanori for . You learned both of these with the kanji, so that should be a big help.

Note: Historically, this name can be read たいふ or おおすけ, as is the case for Heian period poet 伊勢大輔, whose name can be read either いせのたいふ or いせのおおすけ. In modern contexts, you'll only need to know だいすけ though, not to worry!

Context

Context Sentences

その方の配偶者は大輔さんという方だと思います。

I believe that person's spouse is called Daisuke.

大輔はとても感銘を受けた。

Daisuke was deeply impressed.

大輔君の苗字は何か知ってる?

Do you know what Daisuke-kun's family name is?

Kanji Composition