Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 武夫, 武雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) たけお(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. TA-KEH-O [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well. Categories Demon Slayer characters