茂
茂 — Overgrown
overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
On’yomiモ (mo)
Kun’yomiしげる (shigeru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 茂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茂る | しげる shigeru | to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant |
| 生い茂る | おいしげる oishigeru | to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive |
| 繁茂 | はんも hanmo | flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth |
| 茂み | しげみ shigemi | thicket; bush; coppice |
Study notes
茂 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1188 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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