Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 竹部, 武部, 建部(Japanese Kanji) たけべ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. TAH-KEH-BEH [key] Other Forms FormsTatebe if spelled 建部 Meaning & History From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", or 建 (take) meaning "build, construct", and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".