overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
On'yomi (音読み)
- モ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- しげ.る
About this kanji
The kanji 茂 (pronounced 'shigeru' for the kun'yomi and 'mo' for the on'yomi) primarily means overgrown or thickly grown. It usually describes plants that grow lush and dense. A common verb form is 茂る (しげる), meaning 'to grow thickly.' You might also come across compounds like 生い茂る (おいしげる), which has the same meaning, and 繁茂 (はんも), meaning flourishing, often in the context of vegetation. Another useful term is 茂み (しげみ), meaning thicket, which refers to a dense group of shrubs. When using this kanji, remember it often conveys the beauty of nature's richness.
Example sentences
森は木々が茂っている。
The forest is lush with trees.
Meanings across languages
- English
- overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
- Tiếng Việt
- rậm rạp
- 日本語
- 茂る
- 한국어
- 무성한
- 中文
- 茂密
- id
- rimbun, lebat
- th
- หนาแน่น, เจริญ
- es
- crecido, exuberante
- fr
- luxuriante, dense
- de
- üppig, dick
- pt
- luxuriante, espesso
Common compounds
- 茂るしげるto grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant
- 生い茂るおいしげるto grow thickly, to be overgrown, to thrive
- 繁茂はんもflourishing (of plants), thriving, luxuriant growth
- 茂みしげみthicket, bush, coppice
- 茂林もりんluxuriant (dense) forest
- 茂りしげりgrowing thick
- 逆茂木さかもぎabatis
- 賀茂茄子かもなすKamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)
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