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茂

茂 — overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant

On
モ
Kun
しげる
Strokes
8
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 茂

  • 繁茂はんもflourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (…Common
  • 茂るしげるto grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurio…Common

    丘には低い木がたくさん茂っている。
    Lots of low trees grow on the hill.

  • 生い茂るおいしげるto grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundanceOccasional

    その木々は葉が生い茂っている。
    The trees have exuberant foliage.

  • 茂みしげみthicket; bush; coppice; brushwoodOccasional
  • 茂林もりんluxuriant (dense) forestRare
  • 賀茂茄子かもなすKamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)Rare
  • 茂りしげりgrowing thickRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 8 words that use 茂.

  • 茂る しげる to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurio…
  • 繁茂 はんも flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (…
  • 生い茂る おいしげる to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
  • 茂み しげみ thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
  • 茂林 もりん luxuriant (dense) forest

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