Shigeo (しげお)

Shigeo is read しげお and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 薫生 and 薫男. All two are masculine.

Reading

し·げ·お (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Shigeo

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 薫生
    しげお
    Masculine

    Fragrance + life

    • 薫(しげ)— fragrance
    • 生(お)— life
  • 薫男
    しげお
    Masculine

    Fragrance

    • 薫(しげ)— fragrance
    • 男(お)— name ending

The kanji in Shigeo

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 薫fragrance2 spellings
  • 生life1 spelling
  • 男name ending1 spelling

Shigeo with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Questions about Shigeo

Is Shigeo a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Shigeo is masculine.

What does Shigeo mean?

Shigeo is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 薫生 reads as "fragrance + life" and 薫男 reads as "fragrance". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Shigeo be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 薫生 and 薫男. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Shigeo?

しげお is 3 beats: し · げ · お. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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