Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 繁昭, 繁明, 成昭, 成明, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-GEH-AH-KEE [key] Meaning & History From 繁 (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant" or 成 (shige, naru) meaning "become" combined with 彰 (aki) meaning "clear, obvious" or 明 (aki) or 昭 (aki) both meaning "bright". Other kanji combinations can be used.