茂 — kanji meaning “overgrown”
茂
overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
- Meanings
- overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
- On'yomi
- モ (mo)
- Kun'yomi
- しげ.る
- Name readings
- うむさ、き、し、つとむ、む、もて
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1188 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- mào — Chinese character page
Words with 茂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茂る | しげる shigeru | to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant |
| 繁茂 | はんも hanmo | flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth |
| 茂み | しげみ shigemi | thicket; bush; coppice |
| 生い茂る | おいしげる oishigeru | to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive |
| 茂り | しげり shigeri | growing thick |
| 逆茂木 | さかもぎ sakamogi | abatis |
| 茂林 | もりん morin | luxuriant (dense) forest |
| 賀茂茄子 | かもなす kamonasu | Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto) |
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