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Kōsaku

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Kōsaku
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used

Kōsaku, Kosaku or Kousaku (written: 功作, 宏作, 幸作, 耕作, 耕筰, 興作, 孝作 or 浩作) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Kosaku Akimoto (秋元 宏作, born 1968), Japanese baseball player
  • Aruga Kōsaku (有賀 幸作, 1897–1945), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
  • Kōsaku Hamada (濱田 耕作, 1881–1938), Japanese archaeologist and academic
  • Kosaku Inaba (稲葉 興作, 1924–2006), Singapore-born Japanese businessman
  • Kosaku Masuda (増田 功作, born 1976), Japanese footballer
  • Kōsaku Matsumora (松茂良 興作, 1829–1898), Japanese karateka
  • Satoyama Kōsaku (里山 浩作, born 1981), Japanese sumo wrestler
  • Kosaku Shimada (島田 幸作, 1944–2008), Japanese golfer
  • Kōsaku Takii (滝井 孝作, 1894–1984), Japanese poet and writer
  • Kōsaku Yamada (山田 耕筰, 1886–1965), Japanese composer and conductor
  • Kōsaku Yamashita (山下 耕作, 1930–1998), Japanese film director
  • Yoshio Kōsaku (吉雄 幸作, 1724–1800), Japanese physician and translator
  • Kōsaku Yosida (吉田 耕作, 1909–1990), Japanese mathematician