77%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 茂, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しげる(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɕi.ɡe̞.ɾɯᵝ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 茂 (shigeru) meaning "lush, luxuriant", as well as other kanji having the same reading. A famous bearer is the Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-). Related Names Rootshigeru Categories architects, game designers, Genshin Impact characters, growth, isograms, Japanese words, Pokemon characters, prosperity, Sims 4 characters, sizes, The Kindaichi Case Files characters, wealth, YuYu Hakusho characters