Surname
Kibe
Kibe (木部) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean tree + section, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.
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What Kibe means
木
tree
部
section
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kibe describes a place. Its kanji point to trees, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.