Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 田端, 多部田(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TAH-BEH-TAH [key] Meaning & History In eastern Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands, its often written as 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" and 端 (beta) meaning "edge, end". However, tabe has also been spelled with 多 (ta) meaning "many" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".