Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 繁貴, 孝貴, 敬貴, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-GE-TA-KA [key] Meaning & History From 茂 (shige) meaning "lush, luxuriant" or 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" combined with 隆 (taka) meaning "noble". Other kanji combinations can be used.