繁 — kanji meaning “luxuriant”
繁
luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble
- Meanings
- luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble
- On'yomi
- ハン (han)
- Kun'yomi
- しげ.る、しげ.く
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1198 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- fán, pó — Chinese character page
Words with 繁
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 頻繁 | ひんぱん hinpan | frequent; incessant |
| 繁殖 | はんしょく hanshoku | breeding; propagation; reproduction |
| 繁栄 | はんえい han'ei | prosperity; thriving; flourishing |
| 繁盛 | はんじょう hanjou | prosperity; flourishing; thriving |
| 繁忙 | はんぼう hanbou | busy; high-stress; hectic |
| 繁茂 | はんも hanmo | flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth |
| 繁華 | はんか hanka | bustle; prosperity |
| 農繁期 | のうはんき nouhanki | busy farming season |
| 繁く | しげく shigeku | frequently |
| 繁華街 | はんかがい hankagai | business district; shopping district; bustling street |
| 繁々 | しげしげ shigeshige | frequently; often |
| 繁吹く | しぶく shibuku | to splash; to spray |
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