Takuma

Takuma
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Takuma (written: 拓磨, 拓真, 拓馬, 琢磨, 匠馬, 卓磨, 卓真 or 卓馬) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Takuma Abe (阿部拓馬, born 1987), Japanese footballer
Takuma Achira (阿知羅拓馬, born 1992), Japanese baseball player
Takuma Aoki (青木拓磨, born 1974), Japanese motorcycle racer
Takuma Aoshima (青島拓馬, born 1993), Japanese footballer
Takuma Arano (荒野拓馬, born 1993), Japanese footballer
Takuma Asahara (浅原拓真, born 1987), Japanese rugby union player
Takuma Asano (浅野拓磨, born 1994), Japanese footballer
Dan Takuma (團琢磨, 1858–1932), Japanese businessman
Takuma Edamura (枝村匠馬, born 1986), Japanese footballer
Takuma Hidaka (日高拓磨, born 1983), Japanese footballer
Takuma Hisa (久琢磨, 1895–1980), Japanese martial artist
Takuma Inoue (井上拓真, born 1995), Japanese boxer
Takuma Ito (伊藤拓真, born 1986), Japanese footballer
Takuma Kato (加藤匠馬, born 1992), Japanese baseball player
Takuma Koga (古賀琢磨, born 1969), Japanese footballer
Takuma Kuroda (黒田拓真, born 1992), Japanese footballer
Takuma Mizutani (水谷拓磨, born 1996), Japanese footballer
Takuma Nagayoshi (永芳卓磨, born 1986), Japanese footballer
Takuma Nakahira (中平卓馬, 1938–2015), Japanese photographer and critic
Takuma Nishimura (西村琢磨, 1889–1951), Imperial Japanese Army general
Takuma Nishimura (footballer) (西村拓真, born 1996), Japanese footballer
Takuma Oikawa (及川拓馬, born 1987), Japanese shogi player
Takuma Ominami (大南拓磨, born 1997), Japanese footballer
Takuma Sato (佐藤琢磨, born 1977), Japanese racing driver
Takuma Sato (basketball) (佐藤卓磨, born 1995), Japanese basketball player
Takuma Shikayama (鹿山拓真, born 1996), Japanese footballer
Takuma Sonoda (薗田卓馬, born 1993), Japanese footballer
Takuma Sugano (菅野拓真, born 1980), Japanese footballer
Takuma Suzuki (鈴木琢磨, born 1961), Japanese voice actor
Takuma Takewaka (竹若拓磨, born 1971), Japanese voice actor
Takuma Terashima (寺島拓篤, born 1983), Japanese voice actor and singer
Takuma Tsuda (津田琢磨, born 1980), Japanese footballer
Takuma Ueda (上田拓馬, born 1989), Japanese badminton player
Takuma Yasui (安井琢磨, 1909–1995), Japanese economist

Fictional characters:

Takuma Aoi (青井拓馬), a character in the film Battle Royale II: Requiem
Takuma Tsurugi (剣琢磨), a character in the film series The Street Fighter
Takuma Sakazaki (坂崎拓馬), Kyokugen Karate instructor in the "Art of Fighting" video games
Takuma Kusanagi (草薙琢磨), a character from Jungle De Ikou! OVA
Takuma Mamizuka (狸塚拓馬), a character from the manga and anime School Babysitters, and the twin brother of Kazuma Mamizuka

Takuma (written: 宅間) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Mamoru Takuma (宅間守, 1963–2004), Japanese mass murderer

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