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Daisuke: Meaning & Kanji

太助

だいすけ · ダイスケ

Gender in this collection
boy
Stored reading
だいすけ (Daisuke)
Written forms recorded
2
Style labels
—
Popularity in this collection
unranked

About Daisuke

Daisuke is a Japanese given name read だいすけ in this collection, recorded with 2 written forms: 太助, and 代介. The characters of 太助 carry the component glosses listed below. They describe the written form rather than a fixed name meaning, because the same reading can be written many different ways. This collection labels it for boy use and notes it as unranked for popularity in this collection's sources.

Written-form notes and labels above come from this collection’s records. They are not a current usage survey or a guarantee of suitability.

Written forms

Kanji variations for Daisuke

太助

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5484768. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

太
plump, thick, big around
助
help, rescue, assist

JMnedict documents this spelling-reading pair. KANJIDIC2 supplies the component glosses; they do not prove a combined meaning, popularity, or current naming style.

代介

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5487480. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

代
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
介
jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with

JMnedict documents this spelling-reading pair. KANJIDIC2 supplies the component glosses; they do not prove a combined meaning, popularity, or current naming style.

Full-name pairings

Surnames to pair with Daisuke

Reviewed pairings for Daisuke are not yet recorded, so the examples below use frequently requested surnames from this collection. Any given name can precede a Japanese family name.

Related names

Names that share a kanji with Daisuke

Quick answers

Daisuke: questions and answers

How is Daisuke written in kanji?

Daisuke is recorded here as 太助 and 代介, all read だいすけ. Each spelling carries its own character meanings, shown on this page.

Is Daisuke a boy name or a girl name?

In this collection, Daisuke is recorded as a boy name. Japanese unisex names are common, so the same reading may appear in the other gender's registers with different spellings.

What does Daisuke mean?

The sound Daisuke does not have one fixed meaning. Written 太助, its characters carry the glosses 太 (plump, thick); 助 (help, rescue). These describe the written form, not a guaranteed name meaning.

Evidence trail

Sources

Kanji glosses help explain the written form. They are not a claim about the personality or destiny of a person who uses the name. The Jōyō Kanji reference is general character background; it does not verify every personal-name reading or establish popularity. Imported records cite their dictionary sources separately.

  1. JMnedict Japanese Multilingual Named Entity Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JMnedict created 2026-08-01 · Evidence: reading kanji pair · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01

  2. KANJIDIC2 Kanji Database

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · Evidence: meaning · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01