Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 薫信, 恵宣, 恵庸, 滋延, 滋信, 滋布, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-GE-NO-BUU [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 薫 (shige) meaning "fragrant, scented" combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "true; accurate; verifiable". Other kanji combinations are possible.A famous bearer was Shigenobu Ookuma, the founder of Waseda University.