94%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 茂, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-GEH-ROO [key·IPA] 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-). PopularityDetails Last ranked #98 in 1932 Canada (BC) Entry added April 16, 2019 ·