Shigetomo (しげとも)

Shigetomo is read しげとも and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 滋友 and 重知. All two are masculine.

Reading

し·げ·と·も (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Shigetomo

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

  • 滋友
    しげとも
    Masculine

    Nourish + friend

    • 滋(しげ)— nourish
    • 友(とも)— friend
  • 重知
    しげとも
    Masculine

    Layered + know

    • 重(しげ)— layered
    • 知(とも)— know

The kanji in Shigetomo

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

  • 滋nourish1 spelling
  • 友friend1 spelling
  • 重layered1 spelling
  • 知know1 spelling

Shigetomo with common surnames

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Questions about Shigetomo

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

In our data every spelling of Shigetomo is masculine.

What does Shigetomo mean?

Shigetomo is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 滋友 reads as "nourish + friend" and 重知 reads as "layered + know". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Shigetomo be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Shigetomo?

しげとも is 4 beats: し · げ · と · も. 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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