Takenobu (たけのぶ)

Takenobu is read たけのぶ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 威信 and 威宣. All two are masculine.

Reading

た·け·の·ぶ (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Takenobu

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 威信
    たけのぶ
    Masculine

    Dignity + faith

    • 威(たけ)— dignity
    • 信(のぶ)— faith
  • 威宣
    たけのぶ
    Masculine

    Dignity + proclaim

    • 威(たけ)— dignity
    • 宣(のぶ)— proclaim

The kanji in Takenobu

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 威dignity2 spellings
  • 信faith1 spelling
  • 宣proclaim1 spelling

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Questions about Takenobu

Is Takenobu a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Takenobu is masculine.

What does Takenobu mean?

Takenobu is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 威信 reads as "dignity + faith" and 威宣 reads as "dignity + proclaim". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Takenobu be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 威信 and 威宣. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Takenobu?

たけのぶ is 4 beats: た · け · の · ぶ. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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