Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 恭代, 宮世, 貴与, 貴世, 岳世(Japanese Kanji) たか代(Kanji/Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. TAH-KAH-YO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 恭 (taka) meaning "respect" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.A famous bearer is Takayo Mimura, a Japanese actress.