Takezo (たけぞう)

Takezo is read たけぞう and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 竹三, 武三 and 武蔵. All three are masculine.

Reading

た·け·ぞ·う (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Takezo

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

  • 竹三
    たけぞう
    Masculine

    Bamboo + three

    • 竹(たけ)— bamboo
    • 三(ぞう)— three
  • 武三
    たけぞう
    Masculine

    Martial + three

    • 武(たけ)— martial
    • 三(ぞう)— three
  • 武蔵
    たけぞう
    Masculine

    Martial + storehouse

    • 武(たけ)— martial
    • 蔵(ぞう)— storehouse

The kanji in Takezo

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

  • 三three2 spellings
  • 武martial2 spellings
  • 竹bamboo1 spelling
  • 蔵storehouse1 spelling

Takezo with common surnames

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Questions about Takezo

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

In our data every spelling of Takezo is masculine.

What does Takezo mean?

Takezo is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 竹三 reads as "bamboo + three", 武三 reads as "martial + three" and 武蔵 reads as "martial + storehouse". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Takezo be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 竹三, 武三 and 武蔵. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Takezo?

たけぞう is 4 beats: た · け · ぞ · う. 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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