茂

grow thick; overgrown; be luxuriant

8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1188.

Readings

• しげる (kun reading): 茂み (しげみ) thicket; 茂る (しげる) to grow thickly
• モ (on reading): 繁茂 (はんも) flourishing (of plants); 逆茂木 (さかもぎ) abatis

Components

• 艹
• 戊
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• ⺾ radical grass, top form of 艸
• 戈 radical halberd

Words using 茂

• 茂み (しげみ) thicket
• 茂る (しげる) to grow thickly
• 生い茂る (おいしげる) to grow thickly
• 茂り (しげり) growing thick
• 繁茂 (はんも) flourishing (of plants)
• 逆茂木 (さかもぎ) abatis
• 茂林 (もりん) luxuriant (dense) forest
• 賀茂茄子 (かもなす) Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)

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