Shigezo (しげぞう)

Shigezo is read しげぞう and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 滋三, 重三 and 重蔵. All three are masculine.

Reading

し·げ·ぞ·う (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Shigezo

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

  • 滋三
    しげぞう
    Masculine

    Nourish + three

    • 滋(しげ)— nourish
    • 三(ぞう)— three
  • 重三
    しげぞう
    Masculine

    Layered + three

    • 重(しげ)— layered
    • 三(ぞう)— three
  • 重蔵
    しげぞう
    Masculine

    Layered + storehouse

    • 重(しげ)— layered
    • 蔵(ぞう)— storehouse

The kanji in Shigezo

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

  • 三three2 spellings
  • 重layered2 spellings
  • 滋nourish1 spelling
  • 蔵storehouse1 spelling

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Questions about Shigezo

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

In our data every spelling of Shigezo is masculine.

What does Shigezo mean?

Shigezo is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 滋三 reads as "nourish + three", 重三 reads as "layered + three" and 重蔵 reads as "layered + storehouse". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Shigezo be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 滋三, 重三 and 重蔵. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Shigezo?

しげぞう is 4 beats: し · げ · ぞ · う. 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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