Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 茂一, 重一, 繁一, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しげいち(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-GEH-EE-CHEE [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 茂 (shige) meaning "lush, luxuriant", 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" or 繁 (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
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