Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 成史, 繁史, 重仁, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-GEH-KHEE-TO [key] Meaning & History From 繁 (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant", 茂 (shige) meaning "lush, luxuriant" or 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds"combined with 史 (hito) meaning "history" or 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.