Shigeya (しげや)

Shigeya is read しげや and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 滋也 and 滋弥. All two are masculine.

Reading

し·げ·や (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Shigeya

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

  • 滋也
    しげや
    Masculine

    Nourish

    • 滋(しげ)— nourish
    • 也(や)— chosen for sound
  • 滋弥
    しげや
    Masculine

    Nourish

    • 滋(しげ)— nourish
    • 弥(や)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Shigeya

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

  • 滋nourish2 spellings
  • 也chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 弥chosen for sound1 spelling

Shigeya with common surnames

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

Questions about Shigeya

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

In our data every spelling of Shigeya is masculine.

What does Shigeya mean?

Shigeya is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 滋也 reads as "nourish" and 滋弥 reads as "nourish". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Shigeya be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Shigeya?

しげや is 3 beats: し · げ · や. 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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