Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 建昭, 建章, 建明, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. tah-te-ah-kee [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 建 (tate) meaning "build, establish, erect, found" combined with 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section" or 明 (aki) meaning "bright". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.