What is "kanesuke"

Kanesuke is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Kanesuke Hara (原 摂祐, 1885–1962), Japanese botanist
• Fujiwara no Kanesuke (藤原 兼輔, 877-933), Japanese middle Heian waka poet
• Takatsukasa Kanesuke(鷹司 兼輔, 1480–1552), Japanese court noble of the late Muromachi period