Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 文成, 文繁, 文茂, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. FUU-MEE-SHEE-GE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 文 (fumi) "sentence" combined with 成 (shige) meaning "to become", 繁 (shige) meaning "rich, prosperous" or 茂 (shige) meaning "luxuriant". Other kanji combinations are also possible.