What is "taishi"

Taishi may refer to:

• Taishi (surname), Chinese family name
• Taishi (given name), Japanese given name
• Grand Preceptor, ancient Chinese top civilian position: taishi in Chinese
• Taishi, a rank of Mongolian nobility

Taishi is a Chinese compound surname. Taishi literally means Grand Historian, a high official in ancient imperial China. For example, Sima Qian was the Grand Historian in Han Dynasty.

Taishi (written: 大志, 大司, 泰士 or 泰史) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• , Japanese footballer

• , Japanese voice actor

• , Japanese footballer

• , Japanese professional wrestler

• , Japanese footballer