Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 繁緒, 成緒, 茂緒, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-GEH-TSOO-GOO [key] Meaning & History From 繁 (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant" and 緒 (tsugu) meaning "beginning, mental or emotional state". Other kanji combinations can be used.