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Throughout the world, 武士 (武士 , Такэси , Võ Sĩ ) is a rare boy's given name. The first name 武士 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is an extremely rare male name. Likewise, 武士 is the last name as well as the forename.
武士 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Takeshi Goda , the character in the Doraemon series; Takeshi Kovacs , the fictional character, Altered Carbon; Takeshi Yamamoto , the fictional character from Reborn!; Takeshi Nakazato , the fictional character from Initial D and Kamen Rider 1 , character in Kamen Rider Series.