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Takeuchis

Takeuchis is the plural form used in English to refer to people bearing the Japanese surname Takeuchi. The surname is most commonly written in kanji as 竹内, though other variants exist such as 武内. The standard meaning of 竹内 is "inside the bamboo" or "within the bamboo grove," reflecting a toponymic origin in which families were associated with locations near bamboo groves. As a common surname in Japan, Takeuchi appears across many prefectures and is carried by individuals in diverse professions.

Notable individuals with the surname include Naoko Takeuchi (武内直子), born in 1967, a manga artist best known

The plural Takeuchis is used in English to refer collectively to people with this surname and does

for
creating
Sailor
Moon;
Yuko
Takeuchi
(竹内結子),
1980–2020,
a
film
and
television
actress;
other
bearers
include
professionals
in
arts,
sports,
and
academia,
illustrating
the
name's
broad
distribution.
not
denote
a
single
lineage
or
organization.