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Name Takeji
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts たけじ, タケジ, 剛二, 健二, 毅二, 威二, 丈二, 竹二, 彪二, 武二, 孟二, 猛二, 雄二, etc.
Pronounced Pron. tah-ke-jee
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Meaning & History
From Japanese 剛 (take) meaning "firm; strong; hard", 健 (take) meaning "healthy, strong", 毅 (take) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 威 (take) meaning "intimidate", 丈 (take) meaning "height", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", 彪 (take) meaning "tiger", 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 孟 (take) meaning "eldest brother", 猛 (take) meaning "ferociousness" or 雄 (take) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations are possible. A famous bearer was Takeji Fujishima, a Japanese painter, noted for his work in developing Romanticism and impressionism within the yōga (Western-style) art movement in late 19th- and early 20th-century Japanese painting.