Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 京茂, 厚重, 慎茂, 篤重, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-TSOO-SHEE-GEH [key] Meaning & History From 京 (atsu) meaning "capital city, Tokyo, Kyoto, ten quadrillion, ten thousand billion" or 厚 (atsu) meaning "thick, heavy, kind" combined with 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds". Other kanji combinations can be used.