Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 武治, 竹治, 丈春, 丈晴, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TAH-KEH-HAH-ROO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" or 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", combined with 治 (haru) meaning "administer, govern, rule". Other kanji combinations can be used.