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'''Kōsuke''', '''Kosuke''' or '''Kousuke''' (written: 康介, 康裕, 康祐, 浩介, 浩輔, 浩祐, 公介, 公輔, 公祐, 公亮, 幸介, 幸佑, 孝介, 孝亮, 孝輔, 孝助, 康介, 宏介, 紘介, 広祐, 光祐, 光佑, 光将, 耕助, 耕輔, 耕佑, 興輔, 昂輔, 晃佑, 亘右, 航輔,耕輔, 功佑 or こうすけ in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

*{{Nihongo|[[Kousuke Akiyoshi]]|秋吉 耕佑||born 1975}}, Japanese motorcycle racer
*{{Nihongo|[[Aoiyama Kōsuke]]|碧山 亘右||born 1986}}, Bulgarian sumo wrestler
*{{Nihongo|[[Kousuke Atari]]|中 孝介||born 1980}}, Japanese singer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Endo]]|遠藤 幸佑||born 1980}}, Japanese rugby union player
*{{Nihongo|[[Kōsuke Fujishima]]|藤島 康介||born 1964}}, Japanese manga artist
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Fukudome]]|福留 孝介||born 1977}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[[Gomi Kosuke]]|五味 康祐||1921–1980}}, pen-name of Gomi Yasusuke, Japanese writer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Hagino]]|萩野 公介||born 1994}}, Japanese swimmer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Harada]]|原田 紘介||born 1977}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Hori]]|保利 耕輔||born 1934}}, Japanese politician
*{{Nihongo|[[Ijichi Kōsuke]]|伊地知 幸介||1854–1917}}, Japanese general
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Inose]]|猪瀬 康介||born 2000}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Ito (politician)]]|伊藤 公介||born 1941}}, Japanese politician
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Kato]]|加藤 康介||born 1978}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Kikuchi]]|菊地 光将||born 1985}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Kimura]]|木村 光佑||born 1984}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Kinoshita]]|木下 康介||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Kitajima]]|北島 康介||born 1982}}, Japanese swimmer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Kitani]]|木谷 公亮||born 1978}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Koyama]]|小山 晃佑||1929–2009}}, Japanese theologian
*{{Nihongo|[[Kōsuke Kujirai]]|鯨井 康介||born 1987}}, Japanese actor and singer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kōsuke Masuda]]|増田 こうすけ||born 1976}}, Japanese manga artist
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Matsuura]]|松浦 孝亮||born 1979}}, Japanese racing driver
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Morozumi]]|両角 公佑||born 1988}}, Japanese curler
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Nakamachi]]|中町 公祐||born 1985}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Nakamura]]|中村 航輔||born 1995}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kōsuke Noda]]|野田 浩輔||born 1977}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[[Kōsuke Okano]]|岡野 浩介||born 1969}}, Japanese voice actor
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Onose]]|小野瀬 康介||born 1993}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Ota]]|太田 宏介||born 1987}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Ota (born 1982)]]|太田 康介||born 1982}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Saito]]|斉藤 広祐||born 1983}}, Japanese DJ and composer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Saito (footballer)]]|齋藤 功佑||born 1997}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Shirai]]|白井 康介||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Suda]]|須田 興輔||born 1980}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|Kosuke Suzuki|鈴木 浩介||born 1981}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Takahashi]]|高橋 浩祐||born 1968}}, Japanese journalist
*{{Nihongo|[[Kousuke Takahashi]]|高橋 孝助}}, Japanese historian
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Taketomi]]|武富 孝介||born 1990}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Takeuchi]]|竹内 公輔||born 1985}}, Japanese basketball player
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Tamura]]|田村 康介||born 1976}}, Japanese shogi player
*{{Nihongo|[[Kōsuke Toriumi]]|鳥海 浩輔||born 1973}}, Japanese voice actor
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Uchida]]|内田 昂輔||born 1987}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Yamamoto]]|山本 康裕||born 1989}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kousuke Yamashita]]|山下 康介||born 1974}}, Japanese composer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Yamazaki]]|山﨑 浩介||born 1995}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Yatsuda]]|八田 康介||born 1982}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Kousuke Yonehara]]|米原 幸佑||born 1986}}, Japanese singer and actor
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Yoshii]]|吉井 孝輔||born 1986}}, Japanese footballer

==Fictional characters==
*{{Nihongo|[[Kosuke Kindaichi]]|金田一 耕助}}, a fictional Japanese detective created by Seishi Yokomizo
*[[Kosuke Shirai (Urusei Yatsura)|Kosuke Shirai]], a character from the manga series ''Urusei Yatsura''

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