Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 調(Japanese Kanji) しらべ(Japanese Hiragana) シラベ(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. [ɕi.ɾä.be̞] [key·simplify] Meaning & History From 調べ (shirabe) meaning "investigation, inspection; tune, note, melody."This name is rarely used.