Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 七五三八, 〆八, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しめはち(Japanese Hiragana) シメハチ(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-MEH-HA-CHEE [key·IPA] Meaning & History Combination of Shime and 八 (hachi) meaning "eight."It is very rarely used.